Mersin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$391
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
72
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mersin is 23% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6587th and 5094th ($820 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5008th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.35%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6015
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013