Jeddah vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$584
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
45
45
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.04M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 46% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4757th and 6642nd ($1209 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 990th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$5678

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$906
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$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
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$942
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$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042