Ankara vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$570
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.04M

The cost of living in Ankara is 36% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4905th and 6587th ($1118 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Ranked 2nd vs 7th best cities to live in Turkey, and 2097th vs 5008th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

Cities near Mersin

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