Manama vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$660
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
298K
1.04M

The cost of living in Manama is 51% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4625th and 6587th ($1237 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Bahrain and Turkey, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 1191st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945