Mersin vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$401
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
74
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
1.04M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mersin is 6% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6481st and 6292nd ($789 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 Tainan. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4985th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719