Changsha vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$202
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
10M
1.04M

The cost of living in Changsha is 28% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6587th ($592 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 19th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 3381st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Mersin

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Changsha Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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