Mersin vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$365
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$14.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$167
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
58
😀 Quality of life
58
41
🏙️ Population
1.81M
116K

The cost of living in Mersin is 62% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 6570th and 8721st ($750 vs $462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Turkey and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 5682nd and 7108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$17.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
14.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$9.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$451

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$582
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$465
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$406
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$507
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$409
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$345
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$469
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$533
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$523
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$304
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$279
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$284
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$309
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$295
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$255
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$341
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$357
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$348
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$391
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$358
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$326
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$327
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$319
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$358
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$339
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$328
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$302
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$325
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$391
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$269
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$434
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$321
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$415
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$585
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$337
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$337
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$367
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1207