Kocaeli vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$306	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	66	27
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 37% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6806th and 8452nd ($718 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Turkey and Liberia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 4014th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Monrovia

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	Kocaeli	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$2771

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507