Kocaeli vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$306	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	37
😀 Quality of life	66	73
🏙️ Population	1.85M	6.44K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 55% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6806th and 3109th ($718 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 3rd in Turkey and Malta, respectively. Check Turkey vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4014th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Valletta

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	Kocaeli	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.86	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348