Kocaeli vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$306
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
43
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 34% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6806th and 4892nd ($718 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Turkey and Oman, respectively. Check Turkey vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 4014th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Muscat

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Kocaeli Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
32.09%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1005
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$692
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5483
$10296

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$1113
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$782
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$835
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$872
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$573
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$599
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$455
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$547
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
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$585
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$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551