Chennai vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$161
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.81M

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6570th ($434 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 10th in India and Turkey, respectively. Check India vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 3676th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$15894

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$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Mersin

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