Mersin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2017
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$405
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$817
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
49
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
1.04M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mersin is 29% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6612th and 7630th ($836 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 134th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mersin compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4571st and 3354th 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
$6.96
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.83%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1318
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.09
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6563
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954