Birmingham vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.04M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 159% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1731st and 6481st ($2046 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 32nd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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