Kocaeli vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kocaeli	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$192	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.5	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$644	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	7
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	1.95M	133K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 59% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8298th and 4218th ($527 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6127th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Male

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	Kocaeli	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.9%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.05	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.67	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$3438

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$618
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$558
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$577
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$577
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$582
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$574
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$421
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$616
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1025
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$646
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$642
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$772
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$438
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$558
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$519
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$640
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$512
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$414
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$665
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$567
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$519
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$407
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$576
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$508
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$800
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$665
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$606
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$851
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$556
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$629
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339