Cologne vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
97
62
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.04M

The cost of living in Cologne is 135% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2308th and 6481st ($1851 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 12th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 16th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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