Kaohsiung vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$353
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
54
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 18% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5770th and 6661st ($971 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 281st and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kocaeli

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Kaohsiung Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$6507

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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