Kayseri vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kayseri	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1721	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$323	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	38	44
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.04M

The cost of living in Kayseri is 17% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7236th and 6481st ($656 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 12th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kayseri compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Ranked 10th vs 7th best cities to live in Turkey, and 5293rd vs 4985th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kayseri vs Mersin

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	Kayseri	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.74%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$582	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.03	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.69	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.32	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.32	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$13097

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Cities near Kayseri

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Talas	$625
68 km or 42 mi	Nevsehir	$607
110 km or 69 mi	Nigde	$662
123 km or 77 mi	Kirsehir	$673
124 km or 77 mi	Bor	$637
133 km or 82 mi	Aksaray	$426
134 km or 83 mi	Yozgat	$705
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$580
160 km or 100 mi	Kadirli	$540
174 km or 108 mi	Sivas	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
185 km or 115 mi	Eregli	$618
192 km or 119 mi	Ceyhan	$576
193 km or 120 mi	Adana	$705
196 km or 122 mi	Osmaniye	$433
198 km or 123 mi	Tokat	$728
207 km or 129 mi	Corum	$591
208 km or 129 mi	Tarsus	$689
210 km or 130 mi	Kirikkale	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Islahiye	$522
215 km or 134 mi	Amasya	$606
228 km or 142 mi	Mersin	$789
234 km or 145 mi	Hassa	$535
249 km or 155 mi	Gaziantep	$473
251 km or 156 mi	Malatya	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Iskenderun	$596
262 km or 163 mi	Cankiri	$643
263 km or 163 mi	Ankara	$907
263 km or 163 mi	Karaman	$536
266 km or 165 mi	Kilis	$527
267 km or 166 mi	Adiyaman	$651
279 km or 173 mi	Konya	$674
279 km or 174 mi	Nizip	$523
288 km or 179 mi	Antakya	$450
290 km or 180 mi	Reyhanli	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Samsun	$820
294 km or 183 mi	Mut	$627
298 km or 185 mi	Samandag	$510
303 km or 188 mi	Polatli	$678
307 km or 191 mi	Unye	$672

Cities near Mersin

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
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$450
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2130
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1832