Ankara vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$439
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$630
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.04M

The cost of living in Ankara is 15% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6106th and 6481st ($907 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Ranked 2nd vs 7th best cities to live in Turkey, and 1608th vs 4985th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Mersin

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