Mersin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1989
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$410
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
67
75
🏙️ Population
1.04M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mersin is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6642nd and 4971st ($830 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4954th and 1655th 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
$6.16
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.39%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1542
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.14
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5678
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765