Busan vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$395
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.04M

The cost of living in Busan is 42% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4837th and 6481st ($1122 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 12th in South Korea and Turkey, respectively. Check South Korea vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 181st and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$13097

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$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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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