Columbus vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	906K	1.04M

The cost of living in Columbus is 185% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1248th and 6481st ($2252 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 12th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 242nd and 4985th 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	$19.9	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$13097

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$689
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$627
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$576
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$637
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$580
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$596
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$510
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$540
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$433
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$450
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$535
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$427
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$522
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$426
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$534
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1331
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$607
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1150
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$516
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1352
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$527
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$674
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1356
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$625
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1242
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1559
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$656
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$835
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$541
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$473
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$450
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2130
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1832