Kocaeli vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$306
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 39% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6806th and 4534th ($718 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4014th and 339th 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
$6.86
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
32.09%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1005
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$692
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5483
$19749

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KocaeliTaipei

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$349

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$535
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$691
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$626
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$616
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$568
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$701
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$679
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$690
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$661
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$707
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$661
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$710
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$627
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$691
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$642
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$629
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$679
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$721
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$652
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$959
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$624
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$677
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$690
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$892
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$650
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$675
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
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$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
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$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
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$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
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$671
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$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581