Mersin vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mersin	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$405	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.9	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$817	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	1.04M	8.8M

The cost of living in Mersin is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6612th and 4th ($836 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4571st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs New York City

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	Mersin	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.83%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1318	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.26	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6563	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192