Kocaeli vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1951
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$429
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$52
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1157
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.85M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6497th and 4971st ($867 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kocaeli ranked 18th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6245th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Shanghai

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Kocaeli Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.33
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.25%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.75
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.34
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6829
$27781

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$945
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$817
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$828
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$836
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$652
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$671
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$543
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$681
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$1305
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$806
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$769
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$894
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$662
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$748
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$705
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$601
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$733
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$731
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$691
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$590
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$746
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$688
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$710
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$552
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$755
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$552
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$698
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$752
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$872
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$819
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1027
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1137
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$742
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$712
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1099
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$730
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$772
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$767

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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
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$661
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$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765