Abuja vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$953
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
19
62
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.04M

The cost of living in Abuja is 60% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4418th and 6481st ($1262 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 8886th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$13097

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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Mersin

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