Guangzhou vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$354
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.04M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6835th and 6642nd ($782 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 14th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 2285th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mersin

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Guangzhou Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5678

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042