Glasgow vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	626K	1.04M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 165% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1806th and 6631st ($2011 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 16th 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 Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 24th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Mersin

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	Glasgow	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$12242

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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