Mersin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$401
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mersin is 9% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6481st and 6227th ($789 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4985th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$13630

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691