Mersin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$401
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
1.04M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mersin is 15% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6481st and 6052nd ($789 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4985th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716