Busan vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$380
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.81M

The cost of living in Busan is 37% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5114th and 6570th ($1029 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 10th in South Korea and Turkey, respectively. Check South Korea vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 108th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$15894

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$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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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