Dubai vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dubai is 191% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1039th and 6642nd ($2420 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 203rd and 4954th 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
$10.2
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$5678

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042