Dortmund vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$736
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
593K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 93% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3604th and 6481st ($1523 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 12th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 692nd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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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