Asmara vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$227
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
14
66
🏙️ Population
963K
1.04M

The cost of living in Asmara is 35% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8435th and 6587th ($533 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Eritrea and Turkey, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 9205th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$6015

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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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