Brussels vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$817
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
196K
1.04M

The cost of living in Brussels is 143% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1939th and 6612th ($2030 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1 months in Mersin. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 121st and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mersin

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Brussels Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$6563

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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