Kocaeli vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1887
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$402
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
56
99
🏙️ Population
1.85M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 51% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6521st and 3130th ($835 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6203rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.93%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1206
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7174
$14795

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$547
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$686
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$787
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$915
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$695
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$777
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$713
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$655
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$612
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$725
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$724
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$679
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$562
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$704
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$691
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$745
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$578
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$780
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$664
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$574
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$699
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$732
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$848
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$821
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$1118
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$1151
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$725
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$697
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$1039
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$759
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$759
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$1035
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$1025
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$1055
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$961
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$1113
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$1094
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$1020
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$945
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$1033
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$1049
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$1066
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$1198
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$1058
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$1047
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$1025
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$972
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$1354
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$1068
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$1088
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$1037
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$1066
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$1002
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$1050
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$1040
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$997
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$1041
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$1024
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$1005
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$975
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$1050
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$1061
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$1078
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$1073
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$1031
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