Calgary vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$817
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.04M

The cost of living in Calgary is 151% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1759th and 6612th ($2095 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 13th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Mersin. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 187th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mersin

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	Calgary	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6563

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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