Kocaeli vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kocaeli	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$306	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	43
😀 Quality of life	66	64
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.08M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 7% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6806th and 6565th ($718 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 3rd in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Kocaeli ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4014th and 4554th 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	$6.86	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	32.09%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1005	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$692	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.3	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5483	$5487

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512