Kocaeli vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kocaeli	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1887	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$402	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1014	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	56	67
🏙️ Population	1.85M	6.21M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 11% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6521st and 6006th ($835 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6203rd and 4818th 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	$7.15	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.93%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1206	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.87	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7174	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586