Essen vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$681
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
585K
1.04M

The cost of living in Essen is 93% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3595th and 6481st ($1525 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 12th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 31st and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13097

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Mersin

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