Columbus vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	73	44
😀 Quality of life	88	61
🏙️ Population	906K	1.04M

The cost of living in Columbus is 183% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1476th and 6631st ($2145 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 16th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 249th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mersin

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	Columbus	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$12242

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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