Mersin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	81
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	1.04M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mersin is 63% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6631st and 1745th ($759 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1531st in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5008th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs San Antonio

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	Mersin	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133