Kocaeli vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$3476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	83
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	1.85M	633K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 63% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6806th and 1961st ($718 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 4014th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Stuttgart

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	Kocaeli	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581