Mersin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$401
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mersin is 29% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6481st and 4890th ($789 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 142nd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4985th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$6369

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057