Houston vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$651
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.04M

The cost of living in Houston is 198% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1229th and 6631st ($2265 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 97th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$12242

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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