Kocaeli vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$192
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$644
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
62
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
1.95M
2M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 19% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8298th and 7206th ($527 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 1st in Turkey and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6127th and 3890th 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
$4.34
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.9%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.05
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.67
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$618
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$558
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$577
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$577
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$582
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$574
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$421
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$616
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1025
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$646
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$642
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$772
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$438
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$519
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$640
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$550
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$576
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$512
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$414
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$665
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$500
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$567
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$519
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$591
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$407
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$576
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$618
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$508
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$561
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$800
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$665
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$606
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$570
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$851
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$556
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$629
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$647

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760