Mersin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$391
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mersin is 48% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6587th and 8247th ($820 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 41st in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5008th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.35%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6015
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719