Mersin vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1854
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$401
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$630
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
26
😀 Quality of life
62
24
🏙️ Population
1.04M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mersin is 3% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6481st and 6597th ($789 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Turkey and Cameroon, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mersin compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4985th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.87
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
31.31%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13097
$1615

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$689
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774