Abu Dhabi vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$817
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	51	45
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.04M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 155% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1650th and 6612th ($2133 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Mersin. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 424th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mersin

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	Abu Dhabi	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$6563

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$740
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$756
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$641
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$598
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$738
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$777
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$425
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$565
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$339
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$594
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$446
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$537
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$725
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1353
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$724
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1382
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$559
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1492
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$572
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$740
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1375
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$662
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1220
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1440
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$686
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$676
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$441
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2086
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1923