Kocaeli vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$192
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.5
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$644
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
1.95M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 23% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8298th and 6886th ($527 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 104th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6127th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Tianjin

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Kocaeli Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.9%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.67
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$16123

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$618
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$558
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$577
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$577
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$582
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$574
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$421
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$616
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$1025
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$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
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$665
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$500
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$567
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$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
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$618
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$508
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$561
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$800
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$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
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$629
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600