Kaohsiung vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$339
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
84
58
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.81M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 24% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5786th and 6570th ($932 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 320th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mersin

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Kaohsiung Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783