Melbourne vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	100	61
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.04M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 189% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 1365th and 6631st ($2194 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 1st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Mersin

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	Melbourne	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$12242

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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