Jacksonville vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	56	44
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	950K	1.04M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 171% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1415th and 6587th ($2222 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 19th 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 278th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Mersin

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	Jacksonville	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$6015

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945