Kocaeli vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	1.85M	548K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6806th and 1662nd ($718 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 46th in Turkey and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4014th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Manchester

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	Kocaeli	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$19551

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681