Kocaeli vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kocaeli	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$192	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.5	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$644	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	89
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	1.95M	5.87M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8298th and 133rd ($527 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in Turkey and Singapore, respectively. Check Turkey vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6127th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Singapore City

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	Kocaeli	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.9%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.05	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.67	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$26424

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Cities near Kocaeli

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544