Doha vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
80
62
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.04M

The cost of living in Doha is 129% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2461st and 6481st ($1810 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Qatar and Turkey, respectively. Check Qatar vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 501st and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$13097

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$1719
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$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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