Mersin vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$385	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	61	80
🏙️ Population	1.04M	726K

The cost of living in Mersin is 27% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6631st and 5219th ($759 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 381st in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 5008th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Sagamihara

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	Mersin	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$16298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143