Mersin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mersin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1854	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$401	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$233	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$630	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	99
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	1.04M	4.84M

The cost of living in Mersin is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6481st and 312th ($789 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4985th and 4th 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	$5.87	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.31%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$720	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.22	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.03	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13097	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754