Kocaeli vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$192
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$644
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
53
87
🏙️ Population
1.95M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8298th and 4516th ($527 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st 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 Taipei. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6127th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.9%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.67
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$19102

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$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
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589