Brisbane vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	66	44
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.04M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 166% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6631st ($2016 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 7th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mersin

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	Brisbane	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$12242

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702