Budapest vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$540
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.81M

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4647th and 6570th ($1124 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Hungary and Turkey, respectively. Check Hungary vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 485th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mersin

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Budapest Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783