Mersin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mersin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1769	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$385	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$651	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	29
😀 Quality of life	61	36
🏙️ Population	1.04M	159K

The cost of living in Mersin is 10% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6631st and 6298th ($759 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Turkey and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5008th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Praia

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	Mersin	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$579	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	31.09%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$679	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.84	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12242	$2887

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$688
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$712
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$575
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$664
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$585
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$699
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$490
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$578
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$597
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$535
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$403
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$598
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$537
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$386
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$523
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$406
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$582
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1252
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$698
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1158
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$489
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1302
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$570
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$697
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1243
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$645
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1134
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1368
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$672
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$745
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$509
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$577
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$663
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$417
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$1968
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1702

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491