Cost of living comparison
Al Jizah is 11.4% cheaper than Kocaeli.
If you lived in Al Jizah instead of Kocaeli, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.64
TRY117.66
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.66
TRY118.50
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TRY21.61
|
$0.24
EGP11.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
TRY5.69
|
$0.13
EGP6.04
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
TRY14.44
|
$0.60
EGP28.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
TRY92.04
|
$1.21
EGP57.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
TRY103.39
|
$2.63
EGP126.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TRY47.18
|
$1.16
EGP55.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
TRY52.86
|
$1.53
EGP73.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.21
|
$0.46
EGP21.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
TRY16.25
|
$0.21
EGP10.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.82
|
$0.17
EGP8.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.14
|
$0.12
EGP5.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.11
EGP5.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.16
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
TRY131.48
|
$1.14
EGP54.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.18
TRY588.29
|
$14.64
EGP701.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,340.34
TRY1,111,036.90
|
$17,896.25
EGP857,129.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
TRY97.49
|
$1.01
EGP48.31
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.08
TRY261.28
|
$6.87
EGP329.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$185.54
TRY6,003.01
|
$162.69
EGP7,792.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.04
TRY4,466.24
|
$122.02
EGP5,844.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.74
TRY1,512.20
|
$7.05
EGP337.66
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.16
TRY6,023.02
|
$105.75
EGP5,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.99
TRY128,864.59
|
$4,501.18
EGP215,581.05
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
TRY52.11
|
$0.98
EGP46.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
TRY47.46
|
$1.27
EGP60.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
TRY53.79
|
$1.95
EGP93.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.23
TRY654.65
|
$31.45
EGP1,506.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.34
TRY75.64
|
$2.93
EGP140.26
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
Kocaeli
|
Al Jizah
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.01
TRY938.47
|
$17.90
EGP857.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.27
TRY882.44
|
$71.58
EGP3,428.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.40
TRY1,824.67
|
$83.52
EGP3,999.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.87
TRY1,484.16
|
$89.48
EGP4,285.65
|
|
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