Kocaeli vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$306	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	1.85M	6.21M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 22% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6806th and 5954th ($718 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 4014th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Kocaeli	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562