Mersin vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$401
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
24
😀 Quality of life
62
39
🏙️ Population
1.04M
6.56M

The cost of living in Mersin is 29% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6481st and 7649th ($789 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4985th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610