Brussels vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
196K
1.04M

The cost of living in Brussels is 139% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2354th and 6631st ($1816 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.9 months in Mersin. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 190th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$5.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$12242

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

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