Dubai vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
86
62
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dubai is 193% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1098th and 6481st ($2309 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 306th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13097

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$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
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$1050
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$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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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