Mersin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$401
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
5
😀 Quality of life
62
50
🏙️ Population
1.04M
115K

The cost of living in Mersin is 104% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6481st and 9013th ($789 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4985th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284