Kocaeli vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	55	78
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	1.85M	689K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 71% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6806th and 790th ($718 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 733rd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4014th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Nashville

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	Kocaeli	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494