Mersin vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1989
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$410
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mersin is 13% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6642nd and 5984th ($830 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4954th and 409th 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
$6.16
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.39%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1542
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.14
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5678
$17495

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28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$721
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$761
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$684
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$636
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$600
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$743
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$621
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$769
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$569
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$618
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$560
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$344
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$622
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$547
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$449
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$539
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$807
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$597
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1380
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1332
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$765
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1416
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$552
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1485
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$585
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$734
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1431
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$675
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1296
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1553
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$702
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$702
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$524
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$571
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$708
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$446
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2265
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$2042

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665