Calgary vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.04M

The cost of living in Calgary is 154% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1781st and 6587th ($2079 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 19th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 160th and 5008th 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	$16.7	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$6015

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

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