Mersin vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2017
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$405
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$817
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.43M

The cost of living in Mersin is 33% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6612th and 4646th ($836 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4571st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Taipei

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Mersin Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.83%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1318
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.09
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6563
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612