Guangzhou vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$333
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.04M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 3% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6481st ($763 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 12th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 1036th and 4985th 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
$3.58
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$13097

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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