Chisinau vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$528
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
639K
1.04M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5968th and 6587th ($947 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Moldova and Turkey, respectively. Check Moldova vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6039th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$6015

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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945