Cost of living comparison
Mersin is 4.3% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mersin instead of Turkey, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.46
TRY16.12
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$1.47
TRY51.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$2.42
TRY85.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.66
TRY23.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$0.29
TRY10.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$0.40
TRY14.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$0.23
TRY8.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.20
TRY6.95
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$6.23
TRY219.20
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$44.25
TRY1,557.19
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$28.72
TRY1,010.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$62.04
TRY2,183.52
|
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