Kocaeli vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kocaeli	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1951	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$429	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1157	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	8
😀 Quality of life	56	48
🏙️ Population	1.85M	24.7K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 47% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6497th and 3471st ($867 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Kocaeli ranked 18th best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6245th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Victoria

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	Kocaeli	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.33	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.25%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$914	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.5	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.75	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.34	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6829	$8971

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$945
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$817
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$828
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$836
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$671
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$543
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$681
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1305
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$806
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$769
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$894
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$748
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$705
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$601
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$733
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$731
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$691
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$590
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$746
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$755
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$552
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$698
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$752
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$872
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1027
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1137
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$742
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1099
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$730
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$772
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$767

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419