Indianapolis vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	70	55
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	888K	1.85M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 185% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1089th and 6521st ($2382 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 16th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 186th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$7174

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760