Kathmandu vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$122
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
846K
1.04M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 50% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8958th and 6642nd ($412 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Nepal and Turkey, respectively. Check Nepal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 6657th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Mersin

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Kathmandu Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$5678

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$315
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$308
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$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
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$253
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$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
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$276
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$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
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$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
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$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
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$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
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$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042