Manchester vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	548K	1.04M

The cost of living in Manchester is 173% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6631st ($2071 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 85th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Mersin

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	Manchester	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$12242

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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