Kabul vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$203	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$651
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	30	44
😀 Quality of life	14	61
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.04M

The cost of living in Kabul is 38% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8769th and 6631st ($474 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Afghanistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 9071st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mersin

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	Kabul	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$12242

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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