Al Ain vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	38	44
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	767K	1.04M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 143% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2271st and 6631st ($1844 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 1000th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Mersin

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	Al Ain	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$12242

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702