Edinburgh vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$630
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	88	44
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	488K	1.04M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 185% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6481st ($2246 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 12th in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 40th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mersin

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	Edinburgh	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$13097

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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