Mersin vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$1730
🏠 One person rent	$391	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	42
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	1.04M	1.08M

The cost of living in Mersin is 12% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6587th and 6947th ($820 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Turkey and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5008th and 4595th 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	$5.99	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$5235

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525