Kathmandu vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$156
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
48
58
🏙️ Population
846K
1.81M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 39% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8752nd and 6570th ($455 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Mersin. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 6452nd and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$15894

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$272
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$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
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$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783