Kocaeli vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$306	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	1
😀 Quality of life	66	22
🏙️ Population	1.85M	65.5K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 20% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6806th and 6047th ($718 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Turkey and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4014th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Sao Tome

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	Kocaeli	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590