Jeddah vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$583
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
54
😀 Quality of life
76
70
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 47% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4730th and 6661st ($1210 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 1324th and 3857th 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
$5.59
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$6507

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$1031
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$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743