Mersin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mersin	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$750	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1906	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$365	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	62 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	1.81M	24.9M

The cost of living in Mersin is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6570th and 4461st ($750 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Shanghai

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	Mersin	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	34.56%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$282	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15894	$28143

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Cities near Mersin

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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740