Kocaeli vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$306
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
1.85M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6806th and 5950th ($718 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 12th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4014th and 545th 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
$6.86
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
32.09%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1005
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$692
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5483
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609