Mersin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mersin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$817	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	1.04M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mersin is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6612th and 1688th ($836 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 22nd in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mersin compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 4571st and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mersin	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.83%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1318	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.26	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6563	$17263

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$740
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$756
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$641
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$598
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$738
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$777
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$425
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$565
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$339
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$594
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$446
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$537
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$725
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1353
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$724
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1382
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$559
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1492
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$572
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$740
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1375
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$662
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1220
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1440
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$686
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$676
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$441
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2086
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1923

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875