Amman vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$398
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
71
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.04M

The cost of living in Amman is 23% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6587th ($1009 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Jordan and Turkey, respectively. Check Jordan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 3561st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$6015

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$548
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$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945