Chicago vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.81M

The cost of living in Chicago is 248% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 505th and 6570th ($2613 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 10th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 16th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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