Kocaeli vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$399
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1172
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
54
27
😀 Quality of life
70
28
🏙️ Population
1.85M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 52% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6661st and 8425th ($824 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in Turkey and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 3857th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Meru

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Kocaeli Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.3%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.69
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.22
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6507
$10408

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$899
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$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
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$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583