Douala vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$575
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$817
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
31
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.04M

The cost of living in Douala is 38% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4865th and 6612th ($1156 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1 months in Mersin. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 8755th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Mersin

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Douala Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$6563

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923