Mersin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1989
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$410
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mersin is 47% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6642nd and 8262nd ($830 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 38th 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 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 4954th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Shiraz

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Mersin Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.39%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1542
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.14
$1.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5678
$1920

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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698