Chittagong vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$817
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	47	45
😀 Quality of life	56	68
🏙️ Population	3.23M	1.04M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 57% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 9042nd and 6612th ($358 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1 months in Mersin. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 6271st and 4571st 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	$2.04	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$6563

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$740
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$756
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$641
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$598
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$738
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$777
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$425
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$565
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$339
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$594
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$446
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$537
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$725
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1353
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$724
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1382
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$559
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1492
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$572
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$740
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1375
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$662
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1220
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1440
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$686
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$676
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$441
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2086
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1923