Chisinau vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$482
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
57
62
🏙️ Population
639K
1.04M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 11% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6200th and 6481st ($876 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Moldova and Turkey, respectively. Check Moldova vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 5629th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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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