Mersin vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$391
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
1.04M
418K

The cost of living in Mersin is 37% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6587th and 4511th ($820 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5008th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.35%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6015
$5765

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$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973