Addis Ababa vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$604
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
62
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.04M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 40% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4928th and 6481st ($1103 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6957th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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