Calgary vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1989
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.04M

The cost of living in Calgary is 155% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1716th and 6642nd ($2118 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 14th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 209th and 4954th 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	$17	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$5678

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$721
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$761
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$684
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$636
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$600
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$743
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$621
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$769
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$569
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$618
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$560
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$344
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$622
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$547
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$449
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$539
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$807
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$597
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1380
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$765
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1416
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$552
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1485
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$585
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$734
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1431
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$675
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1296
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1553
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$702
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$702
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$571
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$446
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2265
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$2042