Mersin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$391
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
85
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
1.04M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mersin is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6587th and 5518th ($820 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5008th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.35%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6015
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650