Kocaeli vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$399
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1172
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
53
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
1.85M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 25% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6661st and 7558th ($824 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 114th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 3857th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Ningbo

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Kocaeli Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.3%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.69
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.22
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6507
$15801

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$899
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$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538