Kocaeli vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kocaeli	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$399	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1172	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	70	100
🏙️ Population	1.85M	5.45M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6661st and 370th ($824 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3857th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Sydney

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	Kocaeli	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.87	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.3%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$868	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.69	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.22	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$468	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6507	$25164

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$899
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$790
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$807
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$812
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$634
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$651
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$598
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$710
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1328
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$764
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$763
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$866
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$656
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$747
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$713
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$606
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$692
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$593
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$750
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$557
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$752
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$702
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$741
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$855
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1033
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1201
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$743
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$699
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1140
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$707
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$760
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$743

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863