Mersin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	1.04M	2.15M

The cost of living in Mersin is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6631st and 1222nd ($759 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Turkey and France, respectively. Check Turkey vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5008th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Paris

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	Mersin	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293