Lisbon vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	82	61
🏙️ Population	546K	1.04M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 125% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2671st and 6631st ($1705 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Portugal and Turkey, respectively. Check Portugal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 475th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Mersin

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	Lisbon	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$12242

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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