Indianapolis vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	70	54
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	888K	1.85M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 192% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1079th and 6661st ($2405 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 15th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 237th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$6507

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$899
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$790
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$807
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$812
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$634
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$651
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$598
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$710
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1328
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$764
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$763
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$866
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$656
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$747
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$713
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$606
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$692
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$593
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$750
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$557
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$752
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$702
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$741
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$855
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1033
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1201
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$743
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$699
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1140
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$707
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$760
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$743