Mersin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$365
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
1.81M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mersin is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6570th and 5744th ($750 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5682nd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Shenzhen

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Mersin Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584