Dresden vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$729
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
563K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dresden is 85% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3857th and 6481st ($1462 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 12th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 203rd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13097

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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