Mersin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$391	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	66	71
🏙️ Population	1.04M	5.65M

The cost of living in Mersin is 16% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6587th and 5813th ($820 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5008th and 3397th 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	$5.99	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566