Kathmandu vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$147
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
28
55
😀 Quality of life
45
50
🏙️ Population
846K
1.85M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 36% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 8885th and 6959th ($443 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Nepal and Turkey, respectively. Check Nepal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 6524th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kocaeli

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Kathmandu Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$4125

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$306
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$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$652
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$643
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$642
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$633
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$579
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$594
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$502
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$605
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1125
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$692
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$690
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$789
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$461
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$599
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$700
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$683
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$655
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$694
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$705
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$584
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$646
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$672
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$617
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$678
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$596
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$648
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$642
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$573
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$645
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$907
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$635
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$657
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$668
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$931
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$643
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$652
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$612