Jeddah vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$541
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.04M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 41% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4809th and 6587th ($1155 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 894th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$6015

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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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