Brisbane vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1989
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.04M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 173% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1349th and 6642nd ($2269 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 3rd and 4954th 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	$15.5	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$5678

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$721
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$761
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$684
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$636
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$600
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$743
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$621
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$769
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$569
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$618
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$560
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$344
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$622
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$547
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$449
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$539
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$807
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$597
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1380
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$765
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1416
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$552
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1485
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$585
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$734
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1431
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$675
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1296
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1553
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$702
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$702
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$571
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$446
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2265
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$2042