Kigali vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$387
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
27
44
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.04M

The cost of living in Kigali is 8% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6835th and 6587th ($758 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Rwanda and Turkey, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6733rd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

Cities near Mersin

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