Kocaeli vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kocaeli	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1887	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$402	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1014	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	55	90
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.51M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 66% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6521st and 920th ($835 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6203rd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Munich

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	Kocaeli	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.15	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.93%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1206	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.87	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7174	$14492

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730