Kocaeli vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$824
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1884
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$399
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.9
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1172
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
54
59
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 11% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6661st and 6121st ($824 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Turkey and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 3857th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Minsk

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Kocaeli Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.3%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.69
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.22
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$468
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6507
$14758

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$899
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853