Dongguan vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$257
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7055th and 6481st ($678 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 12th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 3115th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Mersin

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Dongguan Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832