Edinburgh vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
88
44
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
488K
1.81M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 173% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6570th ($2043 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 10th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 64th and 5682nd 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
$17.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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