Mersin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mersin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2017	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$817	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	1.04M	459K

The cost of living in Mersin is 66% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6612th and 978th ($836 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 841st in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mersin compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 4571st and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Virginia Beach

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	Mersin	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.96	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.83%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1318	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.88	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.26	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6563	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769