Dortmund vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$762
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
595K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 99% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3401st and 6587th ($1632 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 19th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 84th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945