Doha vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.81M

The cost of living in Doha is 150% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2137th and 6570th ($1872 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Qatar and Turkey, respectively. Check Qatar vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 501st and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$15894

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$1810
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$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783