Mersin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mersin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$750	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1906	$2005
🏠 One person rent	$365	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	62 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	43
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	1.81M	1.08M

The cost of living in Mersin is 8% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6570th and 6335th ($750 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5682nd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Nur-Sultan

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	Mersin	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	34.56%	15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$282	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15894	$8086

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$601
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$539
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$566
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$517
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$592
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$521
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$622
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$513
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$518
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$550
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$402
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$479
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$436
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$473
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$397
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$530
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1199
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$498
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$990
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$401
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1280
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$483
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$586
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1091
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$431
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1189
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1519
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$416
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$742
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$434
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$522
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$480
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2099
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1783

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$628
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$660
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$620
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$628
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$605
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$402
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$598
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$579
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$641
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$734
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$637
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$488
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$636
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$551
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$467
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$559
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$487
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$564
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$437
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$657
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$448
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$497
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$582
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$878
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$479
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$653
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$676
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$560
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$347
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$935
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$398
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1051
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$651