Kocaeli vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$306
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
46
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
1.85M
298K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 44% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6806th and 4263rd ($718 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4014th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
32.09%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1005
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$692
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5483
$9896

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$455
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$755
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$708
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$743
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$535
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$691
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
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$616
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$568
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$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
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$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
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$679
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$721
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$652
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$959
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$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
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$675
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$1243
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$1223
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$1056
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$897
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$1709
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$804
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$901
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$1779
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$551
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$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
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$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
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$1721
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$589
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$1637
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$1828
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$548
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$1393
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$563
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$736
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$2379
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$536
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$1494
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$740
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$2240
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$548
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$1196
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$529
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$547
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$544
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$723
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$904
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$1540
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$1844
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$634
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$1239
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$597
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$514