Kocaeli vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1887
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$402
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
46
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
1.85M
298K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 33% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6521st and 4625th ($835 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Turkey and Bahrain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6203rd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.93%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1206
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7174
$8943

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$985
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$819
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$838
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$852
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$659
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$679
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$547
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$686
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$1288
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$837
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$787
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$915
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$695
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$777
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$655
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$612
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$725
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$679
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$562
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$704
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$691
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$745
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$578
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$780
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$574
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$699
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$732
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$848
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$821
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1118
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1151
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$725
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$697
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1039
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$759
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$759
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$760

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$1230
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$1201
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$908
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$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
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$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
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$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
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$1449
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$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534