Budapest vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$750
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$681
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.04M

The cost of living in Budapest is 77% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6642nd ($1469 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Hungary and Turkey, respectively. Check Hungary vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 680th and 4954th 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
$12.2
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$5678

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042