Kocaeli vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$306	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	1.85M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6806th and 80th ($718 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 71st in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4014th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Los Angeles

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	Kocaeli	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$28838

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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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919