Accra vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$297
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.04M

The cost of living in Accra is 0.3% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6574th and 6587th ($822 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Ghana and Turkey, respectively. Check Ghana vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6206th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945