Lagos vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$618
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
47
44
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.04M

The cost of living in Lagos is 35% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4957th and 6587th ($1102 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Nigeria and Turkey, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 7632nd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$6015

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$1013
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$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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