Douala vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$711
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
36
58
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.81M

The cost of living in Douala is 73% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4177th and 6570th ($1300 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Mersin. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 7640th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$15894

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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