Kobe vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$460
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kobe is 46% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6631st ($1107 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 16th 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 0.9 months in Mersin. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 674th and 5008th 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
$5.64
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$12242

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$688
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$712
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$611
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1158
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1243
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$645
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1134
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1368
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$672
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$745
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$509
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$577
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$663
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$417
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702