Beirut vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$641
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
74
45
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.04M

The cost of living in Beirut is 72% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4177th and 6612th ($1441 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1 months in Mersin. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5483rd and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mersin

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Beirut Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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