Kocaeli vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$695
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$313
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$481
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$657
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
93
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 20% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6959th and 6227th ($695 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kocaeli ranked 15th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6180th and 388th 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
$5.85
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
29.19%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1017
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$737
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.61
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$13630

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$652
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$643
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$642
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$633
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$579
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$594
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$502
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$605
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1125
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$692
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$690
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$789
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$461
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$599
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$700
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$683
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$655
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$694
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$705
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$584
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$646
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$672
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$617
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$678
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$596
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$648
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$642
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$573
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$645
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$907
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$635
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$657
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$668
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$931
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$643
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$652
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691