Kocaeli vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kocaeli	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$695	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1637	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$313	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$657	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	61
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	1.85M	246K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 63% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6959th and 2276th ($695 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1806th 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 0.9 months in Kocaeli compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Kocaeli ranked 15th best city to live in Turkey vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 6180th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Louisville

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	Kocaeli	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.64	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.19%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$737	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.61	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.65	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4125	$13601

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Cities near Kocaeli

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

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954