Ho Chi Minh vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$376
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.04M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6739th and 6631st ($735 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Vietnam and Turkey, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 4253rd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mersin

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Ho Chi Minh Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$12242

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$530
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$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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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