Jeddah vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$512	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	55
😀 Quality of life	76	66
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.85M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 60% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4650th and 6806th ($1146 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 860th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kocaeli

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	Jeddah	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$5483

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638