Mersin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$401
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
62
50
🏙️ Population
1.04M
8.78M

The cost of living in Mersin is 19% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6481st and 7155th ($789 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 4985th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$22902

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014