Mersin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$401
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
1.04M
605K

The cost of living in Mersin is 32% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6481st and 4672nd ($789 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4985th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$13962

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363