Kigali vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$489
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$817
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kigali is 4% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6419th and 6612th ($872 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Rwanda and Turkey, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1 months in Mersin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 6866th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Mersin

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Kigali Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$6563

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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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