Budapest vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$589	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$630
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	92	44
😀 Quality of life	80	62
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.04M

The cost of living in Budapest is 50% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6481st ($1185 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Hungary and Turkey, respectively. Check Hungary vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 551st and 4985th 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	$10.4	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$13097

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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