Mersin vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mersin	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$405	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.9	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$817	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	68	49
🏙️ Population	1.04M	24.7K

The cost of living in Mersin is 49% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6612th and 3452nd ($836 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1 months in Mersin compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4571st and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mersin	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.83%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1318	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.26	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6563	$8750

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$740
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$756
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$641
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$598
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$738
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$777
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$425
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$565
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$339
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$594
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$446
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$537
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$725
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1353
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$724
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1382
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$559
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1492
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$572
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$740
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1375
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$662
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1220
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1440
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$686
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$676
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$441
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2086
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1923

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415