Mersin vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Mersin | Nicosia | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Mersin is 42% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6631st and 4211th ($759 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Turkey and Cyprus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cyprus comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5008th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Mersin vs Nicosia
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| Mersin | Nicosia | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 18 mi |  Tarsus | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Adana | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Eregli | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Mut | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ceyhan | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Bor | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Kozan | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Nigde | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Karaman | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Iskenderun | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Samandag | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Kadirli | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Osmaniye | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Antakya | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Hassa | |
| 177 km or 110 mi |  Latakia | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Islahiye | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Aksaray | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Reyhanli | |
| 197 km or 122 mi |  Famagusta | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Kyrenia | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Paralimni | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Idlib | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Nicosia | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kilis | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Konya | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Kahramanmaras | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Dali | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Talas | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Aradippou | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Larnaca | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kayseri | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alanya | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Aleppo | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Gaziantep | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Hama | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Limassol | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Ypsonas |
Cities near Nicosia
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi | Dali | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Kyrenia | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Aradippou | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Larnaca | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Famagusta | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Paralimni | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Limassol | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Ypsonas | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Paphos | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Mut | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Alanya | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mersin | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Latakia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Karaman | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Tarsus | |
| 240 km or 149 mi |  Tripoli | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Beirut | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Jounieh | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Samandag | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Sidon | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Eregli | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Adana | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Tyre | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Zahle | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Antakya | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Iskenderun | |
| 289 km or 180 mi |  Nahariya | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Acre | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kiryat Shmona | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Ceyhan | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Haifa | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Idlib | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Hama | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Antalya | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Karmiel | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kiryat Ata |