Mersin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	1.04M	5.45M

The cost of living in Mersin is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6587th and 649th ($820 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5008th and 3rd 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	$5.99	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710