Mersin vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
1.81M
140K

The cost of living in Mersin is 72% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6570th and 344th ($750 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Turkey and Iceland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5682nd and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$6072

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991