Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 40.3% more expensive than Mersin.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Mersin, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
TRY220.06
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
TRY40.86
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
TRY16.12
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
TRY30.07
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.46
TRY156.94
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY111.02
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TRY51.76
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
TRY85.17
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY23.21
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
TRY10.35
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
TRY14.16
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.14
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.95
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
TRY159.93
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
TRY829.05
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,623.86
TRY1,535,285.25
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.23
TRY219.20
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.05
TRY388.94
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.79
TRY14,738.74
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.63
TRY13,712.63
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.25
TRY1,557.19
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$287.19
TRY10,107.29
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,978.10
TRY456,747.36
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
TRY87.00
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
TRY88.18
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
TRY61.41
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.72
TRY1,010.73
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Mersin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.65
TRY2,064.11
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.55
TRY1,954.93
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
TRY2,857.34
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.04
TRY2,183.52
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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