Mersin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$391
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
66
70
🏙️ Population
1.04M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mersin is 32% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6587th and 7641st ($820 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 138th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5008th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Quanzhou

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Mersin Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.35%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6015
$9321

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941