Kocaeli vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$399
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1172
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 34% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6661st and 4646th ($824 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3857th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Taipei

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Kocaeli Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.3%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.69
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.22
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6507
$16947

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11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612