Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Turkey

Kocaeli vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kocaeli is 11.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Kocaeli
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Kocaeli
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Kocaeli
Housing: pay 23.3% more in Kocaeli
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Kocaeli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Kocaeli
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Kocaeli

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Kocaeli are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Kocaeli.

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Kocaeli vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH505.81	$8.13 TRY407.63	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH354.07	$7.88 TRY394.89	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.29	$1.12 TRY56.05	+39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.87	$0.30 TRY15.29	-46.5%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.74	$0.87 TRY43.70	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.57	$4.87 TRY244.27	-4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.77	$3.38 TRY169.57	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.75	$2.65 TRY132.99	+31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.34	$1.84 TRY92.43	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.12	$0.77 TRY38.82	+39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.26	$0.92 TRY46.21	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.30	$0.46 TRY23.10	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.56	$0.54 TRY27.24	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.87	$0.23 TRY11.63	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.64	$0.19 TRY9.50	-10.7%
Average			-13.7%

Kiev vs. Kocaeli - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.71	$4.97 TRY249.12	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH505.81	$73.65 TRY3,693.12	+561.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$41,095.22 TRY2M	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH263.02	??
Average			+68.3%

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pay 23.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH300.17	$12.96 TRY649.91	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,730.14	$779.09 TRY39,064.51	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,602.37	$474.23 TRY23,778.40	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,475.84	$60.35 TRY3,026.25	-21.2%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,658.86	$457.29 TRY22,929.17	+11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH684K	$6,097.21 TRY306K	-59.5%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.70	$2.59 TRY129.93	+93.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.25	$3.54 TRY177.32	+107.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.80	$2.24 TRY112.10	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,652.95	$54.20 TRY2,717.53	+48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.91	$5.08 TRY254.77	-8.8%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Kocaeli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,370.54	$48.09 TRY2,411.47	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,804.06	$53.51 TRY2,683.22	+34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,370.22	$120.58 TRY6,046.17	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,447.21	$101.61 TRY5,095.03	-15.3%
Average			-1.9%

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