Kocaeli vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	60
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	1.85M	246K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 61% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6806th and 2336th ($718 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 4014th and 299th 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	$6.86	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974