Almaty vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$477
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.04M

The cost of living in Almaty is 8% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6307th and 6587th ($884 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kazakhstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 4103rd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945