Addis Ababa vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$407
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.81M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 5819th and 6570th ($923 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Mersin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 7141st and 5682nd 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
$6.72
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783