Kocaeli vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$306
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
55
44
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 5% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6806th and 6631st ($718 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 16th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Ranked 4th vs 9th best cities to live in Turkey, and 4014th vs 5008th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Mersin

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Kocaeli Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
32.09%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1005
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$692
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5483
$12242

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$1113
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$688
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$712
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$611
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1158
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1243
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$645
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1134
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1368
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$672
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$745
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$509
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$577
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$663
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$417
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702