Ankara vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$408
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
5.5M
1.81M

The cost of living in Ankara is 7% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6390th and 6570th ($800 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in Turkey, and 2095th vs 5682nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

Cities near Mersin

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