Dongguan vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$250
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
69
61
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7169th and 6631st ($656 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 16th 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 0.9 months in Mersin. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 2941st and 5008th 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
$2.41
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$12242

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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
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$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$688
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$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