Mersin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$365
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
1.81M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mersin is 25% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6570th and 5356th ($750 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5682nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721