Maputo vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1854
🏠 One person rent	$520	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	28	44
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.04M

The cost of living in Maputo is 41% more expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 4869th and 6481st ($1116 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Mozambique and Turkey, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 7151st and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mersin

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	Maputo	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$13097

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$689
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$627
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$576
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$637
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$580
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$536
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$596
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$510
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$540
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$433
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$450
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$535
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$427
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$522
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$426
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$534
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1331
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$607
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1150
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$516
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1352
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$527
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$674
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1356
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$625
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1242
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1559
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$656
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$835
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$541
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$473
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$450
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2130
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1832