Douala vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$731
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
34
62
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.04M

The cost of living in Douala is 73% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6481st ($1368 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Cameroon and Turkey, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 7649th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$13097

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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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