Damascus vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Damascus | Mersin | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Damascus is 16% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7300th and 6631st ($638 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Syria and Turkey, respectively. Check Syria vs Turkey comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 7688th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Damascus vs Mersin
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| Damascus | Mersin | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Zahle | |
| 75 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Jounieh | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Sidon | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Beirut | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Safed | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Tyre | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Tiberias | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Tripoli | |
| 114 km or 71 mi |  Irbid | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Karmiel | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Tamra | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Nahariya | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Nazareth | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Acre | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Afula | |
| 141 km or 88 mi |  Homs | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nesher | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Jerash | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Haifa | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 154 km or 95 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Al-Salt | |
| 173 km or 108 mi |  Nablus | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Hadera | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Amman | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Tayibe |
Cities near Mersin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 18 mi |  Tarsus | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Adana | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Eregli | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Mut | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ceyhan | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Bor | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Kozan | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Nigde | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Karaman | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Iskenderun | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Samandag | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Kadirli | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Osmaniye | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Antakya | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Hassa | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Latakia | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Islahiye | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Aksaray | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Reyhanli | |
| 197 km or 122 mi |  Famagusta | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Kyrenia | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Paralimni | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Idlib | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Nicosia | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kilis | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Konya | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Kahramanmaras | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Dali | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Talas | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Aradippou | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Larnaca | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kayseri | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alanya | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Aleppo | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Gaziantep | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Hama | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Limassol | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Ypsonas |