Male vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$814	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	7	44
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	133K	1.04M

The cost of living in Male is 72% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4205th and 6631st ($1304 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Maldives and Turkey, respectively. Check Maldives vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 4917th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mersin

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	Male	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$12242

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702