Charlotte vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$651
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	68	44
😀 Quality of life	88	61
🏙️ Population	875K	1.04M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 233% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 761st and 6631st ($2528 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 16th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 252nd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Mersin

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	Charlotte	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$12242

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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