Mersin vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$365
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
1.81M
4.36M

The cost of living in Mersin is 26% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6570th and 5229th ($750 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5682nd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs New Taipei

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Mersin New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589