Ankara vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$501
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$817
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
97
45
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.04M

The cost of living in Ankara is 24% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5311th and 6612th ($1033 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1 months in Mersin. Ranked 2nd vs 9th best cities to live in Turkey, and 1642nd vs 4571st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Mersin

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Ankara Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923