Kocaeli vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$192
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$644
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
74
😀 Quality of life
53
82
🏙️ Population
1.95M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 42% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8298th and 5887th ($527 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 7th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6127th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Tainan

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Kocaeli Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.9%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.67
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$11040

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741