Mersin vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$401
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
1.04M
14.3M

The cost of living in Mersin is 52% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6481st and 3085th ($789 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4985th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$15495

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033