Lima vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$443
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
64
62
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.04M

The cost of living in Lima is 25% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6481st ($986 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Peru and Turkey, respectively. Check Peru vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 4404th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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