Cologne vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$817
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.04M

The cost of living in Cologne is 132% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2200th and 6612th ($1941 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 13th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1 months in Mersin. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 21st and 4571st 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
$16.2
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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