Cost of living comparison
Mersin is 2.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Mersin instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$6.25
TRY220.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$1.16
TRY40.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.46
TRY16.12
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$0.85
TRY30.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$4.46
TRY156.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$3.15
TRY111.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$1.47
TRY51.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$2.42
TRY85.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.66
TRY23.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.29
TRY10.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.40
TRY14.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.23
TRY8.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.20
TRY6.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$4.54
TRY159.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$23.56
TRY829.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$43,623.86
TRY1,535,285.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$6.23
TRY219.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$11.05
TRY388.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$418.79
TRY14,738.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$389.63
TRY13,712.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$44.25
TRY1,557.19
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$287.19
TRY10,107.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$12,978.10
TRY456,747.36
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$2.47
TRY87.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$2.51
TRY88.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$1.74
TRY61.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$28.72
TRY1,010.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$58.65
TRY2,064.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$55.55
TRY1,954.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$81.19
TRY2,857.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$62.04
TRY2,183.52
|
|
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