Mersin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$401
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
1.04M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mersin is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6481st and 5948th ($789 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4985th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$24117

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618