Cost of living comparison
Greece is 92.1% more expensive than Kocaeli.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kocaeli, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
TRY134.82
|
$14.81
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.19
TRY199.73
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
TRY37.45
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TRY9.32
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
TRY24.97
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.55
TRY114.35
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
TRY81.28
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
TRY40.75
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
TRY85.12
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.54
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
TRY18.07
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
TRY18.07
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.04
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
TRY4.42
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
TRY146.84
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€37.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,741.52
TRY1,345,888.38
|
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.66
TRY214.83
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.39
TRY399.46
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.67
TRY11,983.87
|
$529.13
€486.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.72
TRY9,986.56
|
$406.38
€373.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.53
TRY1,145.52
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.86
TRY8,088.42
|
$350.75
€322.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,685.72
TRY118,840.04
|
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
TRY79.89
|
$4.23
€3.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
TRY77.40
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
TRY54.93
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.97
TRY998.66
|
$46.53
€42.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
TRY249.66
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Kocaeli
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.07
TRY1,098.52
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.68
TRY699.06
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.82
TRY2,896.10
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.92
TRY2,995.97
|
$96.32
€88.53
|
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