Bern vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
135K
1.04M

The cost of living in Bern is 218% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 743rd and 6481st ($2512 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 12th in Switzerland and Turkey, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 33rd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$13097

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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