Mersin vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$830
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1989
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$410
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.35M

The cost of living in Mersin is 12% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6642nd and 6085th ($830 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4954th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Taoyuan

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Mersin Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.39%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1542
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.14
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5678
$17081

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$721
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464