Kocaeli vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1887
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$402
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
61
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
1.85M
605K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 34% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6521st and 4556th ($835 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6203rd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.93%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1206
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7174
$16726

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$985
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383