Mersin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$401
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
1.04M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mersin is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6481st and 3292nd ($789 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4985th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489