Mersin vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1769
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$385
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$651
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
25
😀 Quality of life
61
24
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mersin is 2% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6631st and 6685th ($759 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Turkey and Cameroon, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mersin compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Mersin ranked 9th best city to live in Turkey vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5008th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.3
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.09%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$679
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12242
$1631

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$712
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$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

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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
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$850
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$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779