Kocaeli vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$306	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	7
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	1.85M	133K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 45% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6806th and 4205th ($718 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1 months in Male. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4014th and 4917th 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	$6.86	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360