Mersin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mersin	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.9	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$817	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	78
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	1.04M	689K

The cost of living in Mersin is 66% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6612th and 982nd ($836 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 843rd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mersin compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 4571st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Nashville

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	Mersin	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.83%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1318	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.26	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6563	$30286

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$740
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$756
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$641
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$598
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$738
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$777
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$425
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$565
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$339
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$594
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$446
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$537
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$725
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1353
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$724
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1382
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$559
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1492
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$572
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$740
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1375
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$662
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1220
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1440
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$686
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$676
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$441
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2086
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1923

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595