Bishkek vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$431
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.04M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 6% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6825th and 6612th ($789 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Mersin. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 6437th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Mersin

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Bishkek Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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