Hempstead vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	97	44
😀 Quality of life	79	61
🏙️ Population	793K	1.04M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 251% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 556th and 6631st ($2664 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 16th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 636th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Mersin

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	Hempstead	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$12242

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702