Kocaeli vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$306	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	15
😀 Quality of life	66	47
🏙️ Population	1.85M	886K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 33% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6806th and 4967th ($718 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4014th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Tabuk

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	Kocaeli	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028