Dubai vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dubai is 195% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 947th and 6612th ($2470 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Mersin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 184th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mersin

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Dubai Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$6563

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$1543
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$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923