Cologne vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.04M

The cost of living in Cologne is 140% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2067th and 6642nd ($1990 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 14th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 15th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Mersin

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Cologne Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5678

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042