Kumamoto vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$830
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1989
🏠 One person rent
$363
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$681
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
738K
1.04M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 15% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5985th and 6642nd ($957 vs $830) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st and 14th in Japan and Turkey, respectively. Check Japan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 1814th and 4954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Mersin

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Kumamoto Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
36.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$5678

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

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