Mersin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$401
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
50
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mersin is 41% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6481st and 8203rd ($789 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 55th 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 4985th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$2159

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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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705