Mersin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1989
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$410
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
66
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mersin is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6642nd and 4144th ($830 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4954th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.39%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1542
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.14
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5678
$7922

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$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492