Mersin vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$385	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	19
😀 Quality of life	61	75
🏙️ Population	1.04M	630K

The cost of living in Mersin is 33% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6631st and 4672nd ($759 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 122nd in Turkey and Italy, respectively. Check Turkey vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 5008th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Palermo

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	Mersin	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$9746

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159