Mersin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mersin	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$750	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1906	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	62 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	89
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	1.81M	5.87M

The cost of living in Mersin is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6570th and 133rd ($750 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Turkey and Singapore, respectively. Check Turkey vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5682nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Singapore City

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	Mersin	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	34.56%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$282	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15894	$26424

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$601
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$539
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$566
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$517
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$592
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$521
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$622
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$513
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$518
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$550
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$402
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$479
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$436
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$473
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$397
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$530
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1199
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$498
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$990
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$401
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1280
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$483
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$586
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1091
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$431
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1189
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1519
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$416
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$742
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$434
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$522
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$480
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2099
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1783

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544