Kocaeli vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kocaeli	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$2005
🏠 One person rent	$192	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$697	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.5	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$644	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	43
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	1.95M	1.08M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 35% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8298th and 6335th ($527 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Kocaeli ranked 11th best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6127th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Nur-Sultan

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	Kocaeli	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.34	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.9%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.05	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.83	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.67	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$8086

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Cities near Kocaeli

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

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651