Dhaka vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$118	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$651
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	54	61
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.04M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 43% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8899th and 6631st ($430 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5971st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mersin

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	Dhaka	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$12242

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702