Cost of living comparison
Mersin is 30.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Mersin instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$6.25
TRY220.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$1.16
TRY40.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$0.46
TRY16.12
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$0.85
TRY30.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$4.46
TRY156.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$3.15
TRY111.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$1.47
TRY51.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$2.42
TRY85.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.66
TRY23.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$0.29
TRY10.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$0.40
TRY14.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$0.23
TRY8.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.20
TRY6.95
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$4.54
TRY159.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$23.56
TRY829.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$43,623.86
TRY1,535,285.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$6.23
TRY219.20
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$11.05
TRY388.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$418.79
TRY14,738.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$389.63
TRY13,712.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$44.25
TRY1,557.19
|
|
pay 67.2% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$287.19
TRY10,107.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$12,978.10
TRY456,747.36
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$2.47
TRY87.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$2.51
TRY88.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$1.74
TRY61.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$28.72
TRY1,010.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Mersin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$58.65
TRY2,064.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$55.55
TRY1,954.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$81.19
TRY2,857.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$62.04
TRY2,183.52
|
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