cost
Cost of Living Index
Kocaeli Province79.4 / 0
Istanbul75.6 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Istanbul wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Kocaeli Province.
Top trade-offs
Kocaeli Province leads safety, salary, and health; Istanbul leads cost, rent, and housing.
cost
Kocaeli Province
79.4
Istanbul
75.6
safety
Kocaeli Province
58.4
Istanbul
49.3
housing
Kocaeli Province
$2,497
Istanbul
$2,049
housing
Kocaeli Province
15.5x
Istanbul
13.2x
jobs
Kocaeli Province
$4,717/mo
Istanbul
$4,401/mo
jobs
Kocaeli Province
8.8%
Istanbul
6.6%
health
Kocaeli Province
81.8
Istanbul
87.2
health
Kocaeli Province
81.1 years
Istanbul
73.3 years
environment
Kocaeli Province
24.8 ug/m3
Istanbul
17.6 ug/m3
environment
Kocaeli Province
45.6
Istanbul
61.5
infrastructure
Kocaeli Province
209 Mbps
Istanbul
198 Mbps
demographics
Kocaeli Province
1.4%
Istanbul
0.3%
education
Kocaeli Province
50.7
Istanbul
64.3
transport
Kocaeli Province
48.6
Istanbul
74.7
safety
Kocaeli Province
6.1 per 100k
Istanbul
14.5 per 100k
safety
Kocaeli Province
38.5 per 100k
Istanbul
39.6 per 100k
health
Kocaeli Province
29.1%
Istanbul
23.7%
quality
Kocaeli Province
4.6
Istanbul
5.5
housing
Kocaeli Province
$7,677/sqm
Istanbul
$8,591/sqm
religion
Kocaeli Province
74.0%
Istanbul
60.4%
religion
Kocaeli Province
19.4%
Istanbul
14.5%
religion
Kocaeli Province
40.3%
Istanbul
61.5%
Some city-level values are modeled estimates when official city-level data is unavailable.
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