Mersin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	50
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	1.04M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mersin is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6587th and 1744th ($820 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 24th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5008th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Ottawa

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	Mersin	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$15527

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822