Kocaeli vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kocaeli Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$695
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$313
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$481
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$657
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
55
62
😀 Quality of life
50
67
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 3% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6959th and 6834th ($695 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Turkey and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kocaeli ranked 15th best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6180th and 3775th 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
$5.85
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
29.19%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1017
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$737
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.27
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.61
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.65
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$652
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$643
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$642
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$633
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$579
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$594
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$502
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$605
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1125
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$692
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$690
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$789
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$461
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$599
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$700
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$683
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$655
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$694
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$705
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$584
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$646
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$672
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$617
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$678
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$596
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$648
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$642
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$573
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$645
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$907
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$635
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$657
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$668
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$931
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$643
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$652
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795