Kano vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1332
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$207
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$66.7
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
16
66
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kano is 31% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8160th and 6587th ($563 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 19th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kano compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kano ranked 21st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 9173rd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kano vs Mersin

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Kano Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.67
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.74
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.1%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1342
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.57
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.54
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.42
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.6
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1804
$6015

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$652
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$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926

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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