Mersin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$385	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	87
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	1.04M	1.39M

The cost of living in Mersin is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6631st and 36th ($759 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5008th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs San Diego

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	Mersin	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759