Mersin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$401
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mersin is 47% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6481st and 3679th ($789 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4985th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$5054

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$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
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507