Ashgabat vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$968
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.04M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 127% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2383rd and 6612th ($1898 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Turkmenistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Mersin. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 7430th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mersin

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Ashgabat Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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