Kathmandu vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$131
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
46
61
🏙️ Population
846K
1.04M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 45% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8918th and 6631st ($419 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Nepal and Turkey, respectively. Check Nepal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 6495th and 5008th 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
$1.44
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$12242

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$317
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$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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$308
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$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
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$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
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$577
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$663
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$417
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$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702