Almaty vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$499
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.04M

The cost of living in Almaty is 19% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6015th and 6481st ($941 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 4176th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832