Kocaeli vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1951
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$429
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$52
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1157
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
54
59
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 4% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6497th and 6618th ($867 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Kocaeli ranked 18th best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6245th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kocaeli Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.33
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.25%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.75
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.34
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6829
$12897

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$945
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$817
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$828
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$836
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$652
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$671
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$543
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$681
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$1305
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$806
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$769
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$894
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$662
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$748
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$705
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$601
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$733
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$731
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$691
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$590
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$746
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$688
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$710
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$552
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$755
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$552
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$698
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$752
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$872
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$819
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1027
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1137
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$742
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$712
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1099
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$730
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$772
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$767

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882