Kocaeli vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$192
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.5
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$644
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
53
61
🏙️ Population
1.95M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 25% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8298th and 6811th ($527 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 11th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6127th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.9%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.67
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$1883

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$421
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$616
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$646
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$642
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$772
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$438
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$519
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$640
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$550
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$576
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$512
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$414
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$665
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$500
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$567
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$519
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$591
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$407
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$576
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$618
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$508
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$561
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$800
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$665
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$606
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$570
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$851
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$556
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$629
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$655
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$653
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$651
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$655
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$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
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$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
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$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
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$511
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$576
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$569