Addis Ababa vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$674
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.04M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 37% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4878th and 6612th ($1148 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Mersin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 7160th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mersin

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Addis Ababa Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923