Mersin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mersin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1854	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$401	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$233	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$630	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	62	63
🏙️ Population	1.04M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mersin is 22% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6481st and 5616th ($789 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4985th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Sao Paulo

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	Mersin	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.87	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.31%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$720	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.22	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.03	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13097	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629