Mersin vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$391	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	66	45
🏙️ Population	1.04M	6.87M

The cost of living in Mersin is 34% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6587th and 7717th ($820 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Turkey and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5008th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Yangon

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	Mersin	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$15435

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599