Lisbon vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	546K	1.04M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 130% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 2357th and 6587th ($1889 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Portugal and Turkey, respectively. Check Portugal vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 479th 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	$12.9	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$6015

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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