Glasgow vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	626K	1.04M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 151% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6587th ($2058 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 19th 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 Glasgow compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 52nd 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	$19.9	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$6015

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945