Kocaeli vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.03M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 67% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6806th and 1365th ($718 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4014th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Melbourne

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	Kocaeli	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963