Malaga vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$839
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
579K
1.81M

The cost of living in Malaga is 91% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 3666th and 6570th ($1435 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Spain and Turkey, respectively. Check Spain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 506th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Mersin

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