Lagos vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$245
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
62 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
38
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.81M

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8781st and 6570th ($448 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.7 months in Mersin. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mersin ranked 10th in Turkey, while ranked 7384th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
34.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$15894

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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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