Birmingham vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.04M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 161% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6587th ($2137 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 19th in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 48th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$6015

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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