Jeddah vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$495
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.81M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 47% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4731st and 6570th ($1100 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 1616th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$15894

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$1361
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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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