Mersin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	75
😀 Quality of life	61	88
🏙️ Population	1.04M	459K

The cost of living in Mersin is 69% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6631st and 866th ($759 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 797th 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 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5008th and 238th 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	$5.51	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$18786

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777