Foshan vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Foshan Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$185
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.04M

The cost of living in Foshan is 24% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6481st ($602 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 12th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 2359th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Foshan vs Mersin infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Foshan vs Mersin

Prices for goods and services in Foshan and Mersin are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Foshan Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$13097

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

Cities near Mersin

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