Mersin vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$391	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	1.04M	24.7K

The cost of living in Mersin is 48% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6587th and 3601st ($820 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Turkey and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5008th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Victoria

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	Mersin	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420