Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Turkey

Kocaeli vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kocaeli is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 69.6% more in Kocaeli
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Kocaeli
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Kocaeli
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Kocaeli
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kocaeli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Kocaeli
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Kocaeli

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Kocaeli are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Kocaeli.

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Kocaeli vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kocaeli instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 69.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP256.73	$8.13 TRY407.63	+70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP318.34	$7.88 TRY394.89	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.03	$1.12 TRY56.05	+215.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.30 TRY15.29	+109.2%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.98	$0.87 TRY43.70	+14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.74	$4.87 TRY244.27	+128.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP192.00	$3.38 TRY169.57	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.67	$2.65 TRY132.99	+124.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP121.44	$1.84 TRY92.43	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.94	$0.77 TRY38.82	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.63	$0.92 TRY46.21	+166.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.16	$0.46 TRY23.10	+74.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.02	$0.54 TRY27.24	+124.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$0.23 TRY11.63	+28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.55	$0.19 TRY9.50	-3.4%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP90.20	$4.97 TRY249.12	+196.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP462.11	$73.65 TRY3,693.12	+757.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$41,095.22 TRY2M	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.69	??
Average			+200.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP758.29	$12.96 TRY649.91	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	$779.09 TRY39,064.51	+259.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	$474.23 TRY23,778.40	+147.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	$60.35 TRY3,026.25	+190.7%
Average			+180.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	$457.29 TRY22,929.17	+271.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP192K	$6,097.21 TRY306K	+71.2%
Average			+152.2%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.59	$2.59 TRY129.93	+75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.59	$3.54 TRY177.32	+98.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.83	$2.24 TRY112.10	+11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	$54.20 TRY2,717.53	+81.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP256.73	$5.08 TRY254.77	+6.4%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Kocaeli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	$48.09 TRY2,411.47	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	$53.51 TRY2,683.22	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	$120.58 TRY6,046.17	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	$101.61 TRY5,095.03	+69.8%
Average			+21.8%

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