Mersin vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$401
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
1.04M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mersin is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6481st and 4780th ($789 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4985th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$31401

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$689
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774