Mersin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$385
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
50
😀 Quality of life
61
48
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mersin is 29% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6631st and 7787th ($759 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 34th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5008th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.3
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.09%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$679
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12242
$2161

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$688
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$712
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$611
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1158
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$489
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1302
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$570
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$697
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1243
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$645
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1134
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1368
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$672
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$745
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$509
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$577
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$663
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$417
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$1968
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1702

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723