Essen vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$666
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
587K
1.04M

The cost of living in Essen is 85% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6587th ($1516 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 19th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 24th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$6015

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945