Essen vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$682
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
587K
1.04M

The cost of living in Essen is 88% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3860th and 6642nd ($1561 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 14th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 17th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mersin

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Essen Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$5678

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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