Dresden vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$696
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
555K
1.81M

The cost of living in Dresden is 88% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3786th and 6570th ($1406 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 10th 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 0.7 months in Mersin. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 190th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15894

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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