Mersin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mersin	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1854	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$401	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$233	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$630	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	1.04M	5.38M

The cost of living in Mersin is 10% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6481st and 6204th ($789 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4985th and 3645th 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	$5.87	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.31%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$720	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.22	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.03	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13097	$6847

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$689
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$627
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$576
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$637
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$580
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$596
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$510
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$540
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$433
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$450
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$535
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$427
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$522
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$426
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$534
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1331
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$607
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1150
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$516
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1352
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$527
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$674
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1356
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$625
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1242
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1559
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$656
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$835
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$541
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$473
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$450
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2130
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1832

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525