Mersin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	44	18
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	1.04M	955K

The cost of living in Mersin is 52% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6587th and 3094th ($820 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5008th and 5034th 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	$5.99	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$6640

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401