Mersin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$391	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$1296
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$892
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	66	72
🏙️ Population	1.04M	9.21M

The cost of living in Mersin is 38% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6587th and 4418th ($820 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5008th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Mexico City

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	Mersin	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$11015

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030