Mersin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$365
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
1.81M
1.06M

The cost of living in Mersin is 27% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6570th and 5135th ($750 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 282nd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5682nd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011