Mersin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	1.04M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mersin is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6631st and 745th ($759 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5008th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Sydney

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	Mersin	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683