Kocaeli vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$399
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1172
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 17% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6661st and 5651st ($824 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3857th and 245th 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
$7.04
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.3%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.69
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.22
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6507
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473