Chittagong vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$630
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	45	44
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.04M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 61% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 9199th and 6481st ($312 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6529th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Mersin

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	Chittagong	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$13097

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Mersin

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