Kocaeli vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$306	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	92
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	1.85M	9.21M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 38% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6806th and 4604th ($718 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 7th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4014th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Mexico City

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	Kocaeli	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804