Mersin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mersin	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1854	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$401	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$233	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$630	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	44	18
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	1.04M	932K

The cost of living in Mersin is 54% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6481st and 2853rd ($789 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 4985th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Tenerife

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	Mersin	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.87	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.05	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$478	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.31%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$720	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.22	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.03	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13097	$6379

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252