Kocaeli vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kocaeli	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1884	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$399	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$549	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.9	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1172	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	45
😀 Quality of life	70	69
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.08M

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 0% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6661st and 6663rd ($824 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kocaeli compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Kocaeli ranked 6th best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 3857th and 4272nd 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	$7.04	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.87	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.3%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$868	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.69	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.22	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.4	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$468	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6507	$6976

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$899
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$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

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553