Mersin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$385	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	61	86
🏙️ Population	1.04M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mersin is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6631st and 2624th ($759 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5008th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Rome

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	Mersin	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201