Bursa vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$362
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.9M
1.04M

The cost of living in Bursa is 0% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6479th and 6481st ($789 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bursa compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Ranked 5th vs 7th best cities to live in Turkey, and 4634th vs 4985th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Mersin

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Bursa Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.31%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.27
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6731
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638

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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