Cost of living comparison

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Mersin is 4.3% more expensive than Turkey.

If you lived in Mersin instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

 
Turkey
Mersin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.91
TRY243.20
$5.82
TRY204.70
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TRY243.23
$6.25
TRY220.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
TRY41.32
$1.16
TRY40.86

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

 
Turkey
Mersin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
TRY35.73
$0.85
TRY30.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97
TRY174.94
$4.46
TRY156.94
Milk (1 gallon) $3.15
TRY110.91
$3.15
TRY111.02

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

 
Turkey
Mersin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
TRY154.83
$4.54
TRY159.93
Monthly public transit pass $19.27
TRY678.12
$23.56
TRY829.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
$43,623.86
TRY1,535,285.25

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pay 1.9% more for housing

 
Turkey
Mersin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.31
TRY397.91
$11.05
TRY388.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $442.81
TRY15,584.24
$418.79
TRY14,738.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $336.49
TRY11,842.42
$389.63
TRY13,712.63

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pay 29.3% more for childcare

 
Turkey
Mersin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.60
TRY14,380.01
$287.19
TRY10,107.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
$12,978.10
TRY456,747.36

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Mersin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.54
TRY89.48
$2.47
TRY87.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
TRY92.26
$2.51
TRY88.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
TRY67.25
$1.74
TRY61.41

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

 
Turkey
Mersin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
$58.65
TRY2,064.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
$55.55
TRY1,954.93
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
$81.19
TRY2,857.34

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