Kocaeli vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kocaeli	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$695	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1637	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$313	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$657	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.51M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 70% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6959th and 1056th ($695 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Kocaeli ranked 15th best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6180th and 54th 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	$5.85	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.64	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.6	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.19%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$737	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.61	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.65	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4125	$19483

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$652
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$643
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$642
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$633
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$579
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$594
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$502
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$605
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1125
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$692
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$690
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$461
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$716
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$599
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$700
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$683
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$655
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$705
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$584
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$672
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$617
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$678
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$596
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$648
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$642
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$635
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$931
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$643
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$652
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668