Almaty vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$531
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
52
45
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.04M

The cost of living in Almaty is 21% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5468th and 6612th ($1014 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Kazakhstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Mersin. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 3901st and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Mersin

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Almaty Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923