Kano vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kano Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$218
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$456
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
14
62
🏙️ Population
4.35M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kano is 26% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7980th and 6481st ($583 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 12th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kano compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kano ranked 10th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 9075th and 4985th 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
$2.83
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.4
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.44
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.1
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.46
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.04
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.59
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$38.6
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1831
$13097

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$621
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$596
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$377
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$757
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$666
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$492
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$638
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$886

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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