Jerusalem vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	77	44
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	936K	1.04M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 158% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1770th and 6481st ($2037 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 358th and 4985th 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	$20.4	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$13097

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Mersin

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