Amman vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$358
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.81M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5457th and 6570th ($981 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jordan and Turkey, respectively. Check Jordan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 3121st and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$15894

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783