Mersin vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1989
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$410
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
95
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
1.04M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mersin is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6642nd and 6106th ($830 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4954th and 1113th 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
$6.16
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.39%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1542
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.14
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5678
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638