Kocaeli vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kocaeli	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1887	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$402	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1014	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 64% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6521st and 1191st ($835 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6203rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Perth

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	Kocaeli	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.15	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.93%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1206	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.87	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7174	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736