Kigali vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$323
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
47
58
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.81M

The cost of living in Kigali is 10% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6978th and 6570th ($677 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Rwanda and Turkey, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 6517th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$15894

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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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