Mersin vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$365
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
1.81M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mersin is 33% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6570th and 4635th ($750 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Turkey and Oman, respectively. Check Turkey vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5682nd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$8464

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$601
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646