Cost of living comparison
Mersin is 32.0% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Mersin instead of Athens, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$6.25
TRY220.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$1.16
TRY40.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.46
TRY16.12
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.85
TRY30.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$4.46
TRY156.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$3.15
TRY111.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$1.47
TRY51.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$2.42
TRY85.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.66
TRY23.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.29
TRY10.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.40
TRY14.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.23
TRY8.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.20
TRY6.95
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$4.54
TRY159.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$23.56
TRY829.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$43,623.86
TRY1,535,285.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$6.23
TRY219.20
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$11.05
TRY388.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$418.79
TRY14,738.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$389.63
TRY13,712.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$44.25
TRY1,557.19
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$287.19
TRY10,107.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$12,978.10
TRY456,747.36
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.47
TRY87.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$2.51
TRY88.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$1.74
TRY61.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$28.72
TRY1,010.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$58.65
TRY2,064.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$55.55
TRY1,954.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$81.19
TRY2,857.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$62.04
TRY2,183.52
|
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