Mersin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mersin	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$405	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$817	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	68	71
🏙️ Population	1.04M	5.65M

The cost of living in Mersin is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6612th and 4898th ($836 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mersin compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4571st and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Saint Petersburg

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	Mersin	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.83%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1318	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.26	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6563	$13865

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$740
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$756
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$641
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$598
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$738
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$777
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$425
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$565
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$339
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$594
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$446
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$537
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$725
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1353
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$724
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1382
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$559
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1492
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$572
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$740
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1375
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$662
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1220
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1440
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$686
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$676
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$441
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2086
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1923

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597