Amman vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$383
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
68
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.04M

The cost of living in Amman is 27% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5667th and 6481st ($1004 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 3456th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$13097

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
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$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832