Kathmandu vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$134
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1172
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
54
😀 Quality of life
47
70
🏙️ Population
846K
1.85M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 49% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 8916th and 6661st ($424 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Nepal and Turkey, respectively. Check Nepal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 6934th and 3857th 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
$1.97
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$6507

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$295
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$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
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$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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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