Kathmandu vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$147
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
45
62
🏙️ Population
846K
1.04M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8885th and 6481st ($443 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6524th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$13097

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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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
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$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832