Mersin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2017
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$405
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$817
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mersin is 11% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6612th and 5994th ($836 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4571st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Taichung

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Mersin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1318
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.09
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6563
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684