Mersin vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1857
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$404
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$575
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$628
$1042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
1.04M
12.7M

The cost of living in Mersin is 22% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6468th and 5548th ($792 vs $1021) 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 4997th and 3815th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.26
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.53%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$6338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$3485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$28.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$78.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13143
$26303

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$691
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$704
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$625
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$636
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$534
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$598
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
$449
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$536
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$426
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$520
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1327
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1219
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$605
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1152
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$515
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1355
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$673
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$605
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1360
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1240
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1565
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$836
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$471
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$676
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$451
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2125
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1827

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$747
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$715
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$685
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$705
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$584
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$674
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$705
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$700
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$619
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1138
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$662
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$672
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1026
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$689
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$666
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$740
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$676
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$700
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$842
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$628
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$626
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$674
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$744
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$535
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$649
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$648
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$704
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$701
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$769
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$734
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$772
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$613
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$904
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$647