Dortmund vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$648
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
587K
1.81M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 87% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6570th ($1401 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 10th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 764th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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