Kobe vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$481
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kobe is 42% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4855th and 6481st ($1119 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 12th in Japan and Turkey, respectively. Check Japan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 631st and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Mersin

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Kobe Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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