Crete vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Crete | Mersin | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Crete is 50% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4641st and 6481st ($1186 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 12th in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 1944th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Crete | Mersin | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Heraklion | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Rethymno | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Chania | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Santorini | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mykonos | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Bodrum | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Voula | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Glyfada | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Kallithea | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Piraeus | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Kalamata | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Athens | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Nikaia | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Salamina | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Peristeri | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kifissia | |
| 324 km or 202 mi | Rhodes | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Eleusis | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 332 km or 207 mi | Tripoli | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Corinth | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Marmaris | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Derna | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 358 km or 223 mi | Chios | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Chalcis | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Tobruk | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Mugla | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Aydin | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Izmir | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Tire | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fethiye | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Nazilli | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Patras | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Manisa |
Cities near Mersin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 18 mi | Tarsus | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Adana | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Eregli | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Mut | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ceyhan | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Bor | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Kozan | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Nigde | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Karaman | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Iskenderun | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Samandag | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Kadirli | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Osmaniye | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Antakya | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Hassa | |
| 177 km or 110 mi |  Latakia | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Islahiye | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Aksaray | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Reyhanli | |
| 197 km or 122 mi |  Famagusta | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Kyrenia | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Paralimni | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Idlib | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Nicosia | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kilis | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Konya | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Kahramanmaras | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Dali | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Talas | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Aradippou | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Larnaca | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kayseri | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alanya | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Aleppo | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Gaziantep | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Hama | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Limassol | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Ypsonas |