Kaohsiung vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$382
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5666th and 6642nd ($999 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 364th and 4954th 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
$3.78
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5678

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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