Bangkok vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$416	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	89	44
😀 Quality of life	74	61
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.04M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 24% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6631st ($941 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 1221st 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	$2.97	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$12242

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702