Kobe vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$474
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kobe is 35% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4945th and 6587th ($1106 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 19th in Japan and Turkey, respectively. Check Japan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 708th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945