Kocaeli vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$306	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	61
😀 Quality of life	66	79
🏙️ Population	1.85M	605K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 35% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6806th and 4764th ($718 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4014th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Riga

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	Kocaeli	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220