Kocaeli vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$306
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$727
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
93
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6806th and 6171st ($718 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4014th and 418th 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
$6.86
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
32.09%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1005
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$692
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.94
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5483
$18619

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KocaeliTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

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$755
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$743
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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
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$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
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$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
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$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
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$650
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$675
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$638

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$664
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$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
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$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$443