Cost of Living Comparison Between Mersin and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Mersin and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Mersin is 12.2% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 9.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Mersin is 6.5% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.37 ₺270

$3.03 ฿97

110.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.06 ₺1,276

$31.29 ฿1,001

-3.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.98 ₺296

$6 ฿192

16.33%

Cappuccino

$2.94 ₺125

$2.54 ฿81.2

15.75%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.38 ₺58.7

$0.68 ฿21.75

102.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 ₺26.19

$0.27 ฿8.59

129.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.87 ₺164

$2.48 ฿79.3

56.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.16 ₺219

$3.89 ฿125

32.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 ₺43.38

$1.81 ฿58

-43.65%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 ₺31.88

$1.35 ฿43.06

-44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.25 ₺95.3

$1.48 ฿47.32

52.03%

Eggs

$2.09 ₺88.7

$2.24 ฿71.8

-6.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.66 ₺580

$18.69 ฿598

-26.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.96 ₺253

$3.11 ฿99.5

91.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.57 ₺873

$9.15 ฿293

124.81%

Apples (1kg)

$1.21 ₺51.5

$3.46 ฿111

-65.03%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 ₺85.4

$1.71 ฿54.6

17.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1 ₺42.39

$2.22 ฿70.9

-54.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 ₺66.8

$1.87 ฿59.8

-16.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 ₺43.37

$1.59 ฿50.7

-35.85%

Onion (1kg)

$0.64 ₺27.23

$1.49 ฿47.54

-57.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 ₺35.35

$1.36 ฿43.52

-38.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₺15.11

$0.49 ฿15.7

-26.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.18 ₺92.5

$4.39 ฿140

-50.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.16 ₺346

$15.59 ฿499

-47.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 ₺91

$1.85 ฿59.1

15.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 ₺125

$3.3 ฿106

-11.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 ₺26.02

$1.21 ฿38.63

-49.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.1 ₺1,447

$37.66 ฿1,205

-9.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.74 ₺31.33

$1.05 ฿33.54

-29.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.64 ₺27.24

$1.2 ฿38.53

-46.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.25 ₺435

$5.99 ฿192

71.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ₺47.48

$1.24 ฿39.61

-9.68%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$44.3K ₺1.9M

$37.6K ฿1.2M

17.89%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$43.4K ₺1.8M

$29K ฿928.4K

49.76%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$129 ₺5,459

$90.8 ฿2,906

41.62%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.89 ₺420

$12.84 ฿411

-22.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.68 ₺581

$17.77 ฿569

-23.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.96 ₺1,314

$53.1 ฿1,699

-41.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.05 ₺427

$10.55 ฿338

-4.74%

Cinema Ticket

$2.57 ₺109

$7.81 ฿250

-67.09%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$460 ₺19.5K

$593 ฿19K

-22.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,125 ₺217.5K

$13.5K ฿432.6K

-62.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.7 ₺2,193

$57.4 ฿1,838

-10.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$64.5 ₺2,737

$38.96 ฿1,247

65.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$150 ₺6,347

$103 ฿3,308

44.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.2 ₺2,131

$94.9 ฿3,037

-47.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$513 ₺21.8K

$662 ฿21.2K

-22.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$399 ₺16.9K

$327 ฿10.5K

22.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$570 ₺24.2K

$1,910 ฿61.1K

-70.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$610 ₺25.9K

$829 ฿26.5K

-26.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,519 ₺64.5K

$5,928 ฿189.7K

-74.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,169 ₺49.6K

$2,734 ฿87.5K

-57.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$682 ₺28.9K

$807 ฿25.8K

-15.46%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

447.95%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mersin: November 25, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: November 24, 2025

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