Kocaeli vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$306	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	1.85M	4.84M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6806th and 745th ($718 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4014th 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	$6.86	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683