Mersin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$391	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	66	69
🏙️ Population	1.04M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mersin is 22% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6587th and 5192nd ($820 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5008th and 4142nd 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	$5.99	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666