Kocaeli vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$306	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	55	5
😀 Quality of life	66	34
🏙️ Population	1.85M	115K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 70% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6806th and 8915th ($718 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4014th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Thimphu

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	Kocaeli	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$666

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$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
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300