Chennai vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$142
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
79
45
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.04M

The cost of living in Chennai is 51% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8947th and 6612th ($409 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 13th in India and Turkey, respectively. Check India vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1 months in Mersin. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5131st and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mersin

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Chennai Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$6563

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923