Mersin vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$401
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
1.04M
418K

The cost of living in Mersin is 27% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6481st and 5025th ($789 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Albania, respectively. Check Turkey vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4985th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$5212

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050