Baku vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$320
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
59
62
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.04M

The cost of living in Baku is 2% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6540th and 6481st ($776 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Azerbaijan and Turkey, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 5306th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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