Calgary vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$651
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.04M

The cost of living in Calgary is 174% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1646th and 6631st ($2077 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 16th 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 0.9 months in Mersin. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 153rd 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	$15.2	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$12242

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702