Indianapolis vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	71	44
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	888K	1.04M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 188% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1378th and 6631st ($2189 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 191st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$12242

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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