Indianapolis vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	55
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	888K	1.85M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 205% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1378th and 6806th ($2189 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 22nd in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 191st and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kocaeli

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	Indianapolis	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$5483

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638