Mersin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$401
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
1.04M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mersin is 23% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6481st and 5553rd ($789 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4985th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Suzhou

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Mersin Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$26560

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645