Dubai vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.81M

The cost of living in Dubai is 197% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1218th and 6570th ($2229 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 189th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$15894

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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
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$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
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$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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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