Malaga vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$941	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$630
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	24	44
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	586K	1.04M

The cost of living in Malaga is 92% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3616th and 6481st ($1519 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th in Spain and Turkey, respectively. Check Spain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 654th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Mersin

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	Malaga	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$13097

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

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