Changsha vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$178
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
10M
1.81M

The cost of living in Changsha is 29% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8258th and 6570th ($533 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 10th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 2707th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783