Dongguan vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$263
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 19% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7341st and 6587th ($662 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 19th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 3389th 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
$2.78
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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