Kocaeli vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$192
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$644
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
1.95M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 44% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8298th and 5744th ($527 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 16th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6127th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Shenzhen

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Kocaeli Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.9%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.67
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$618
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$558
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$577
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$577
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$582
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$574
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$421
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$616
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1025
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$646
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$642
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$772
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$438
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$519
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$640
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$550
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$576
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$512
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$414
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$665
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$500
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$567
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$519
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$591
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$407
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$576
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$618
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$508
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$561
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$800
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$665
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$606
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$570
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$851
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$556
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$629
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584