Ho Chi Minh vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$376
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.04M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 6% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6481st ($744 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 4277th and 4985th 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
$2.27
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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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