Bangui vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1769
🏠 One person rent	$221	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	7	44
😀 Quality of life	6	61
🏙️ Population	889K	1.04M

The cost of living in Bangui is 32% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6631st ($513 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in the Central African Republic and Turkey, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 9267th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Mersin

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	Bangui	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$12242

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702