Kumamoto vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$391
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$630
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
58
44
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
738K
1.04M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 23% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5889th and 6481st ($970 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 12th in Japan and Turkey, respectively. Check Japan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 2570th and 4985th 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
$6.34
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13097

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

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