Mersin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$385	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	54
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	1.04M	8.78M

The cost of living in Mersin is 18% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6631st and 7256th ($759 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 118th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5008th and 4015th 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	$5.51	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936