Damascus vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$271
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
25
44
😀 Quality of life
32
62
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.04M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7105th and 6481st ($672 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 7854th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Mersin

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