Helsinki vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
676K
1.04M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 145% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2046th and 6481st ($1936 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Finland and Turkey, respectively. Check Finland vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 37th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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