Jerusalem vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	78	44
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	936K	1.04M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 179% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1551st and 6631st ($2114 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th in Israel and Turkey, respectively. Check Israel vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 374th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mersin

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	Jerusalem	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$12242

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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