Mersin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	44	78
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	1.04M	689K

The cost of living in Mersin is 68% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6587th and 832nd ($820 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 741st 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 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 5008th and 218th 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	$5.99	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508