Bangkok vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$424	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	89	44
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.04M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 17% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5912th and 6587th ($958 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 1890th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mersin

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	Bangkok	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$6015

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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