Calgary vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	62 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.81M

The cost of living in Calgary is 182% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1526th and 6570th ($2113 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 10th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 66th and 5682nd 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	$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$15894

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$601
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$539
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$566
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$517
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$592
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$521
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$622
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$513
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$518
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$550
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$402
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$479
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$436
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$473
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$397
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$530
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1199
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$498
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$990
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$401
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1280
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$483
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$586
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1091
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$431
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1189
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1519
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$416
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$742
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$434
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$522
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$480
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2099
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1783