Kocaeli vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1951
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$429
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$52
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1157
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 8% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6497th and 6085th ($867 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kocaeli ranked 18th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6245th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Taoyuan

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Kocaeli Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.33
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.25%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.75
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.34
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6829
$17081

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$945
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$817
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$828
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$836
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$652
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$671
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$543
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$681
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1305
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$806
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$769
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$894
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$662
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$748
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$705
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$601
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$733
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$731
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$691
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$590
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$746
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$688
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$710
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$552
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$755
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$552
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$698
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$752
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$872
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$819
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1027
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1137
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$742
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$712
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1099
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$730
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$772
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$767

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464