Adana vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adana	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$293	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$561	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$787	$433
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	42	29
😀 Quality of life	65	27
🏙️ Population	1.77M	42.7K

The cost of living in Adana is 32% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6828th and 8317th ($712 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th in Turkey and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Adana compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Adana ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4255th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adana vs Meru

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	Adana	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.2	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.29%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$419	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.62	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.21	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4636	$8023

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Adana

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Tarsus	$688
44 km or 27 mi	Ceyhan	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Kozan	$585
67 km or 42 mi	Mersin	$759
80 km or 50 mi	Kadirli	$535
83 km or 51 mi	Osmaniye	$403
88 km or 55 mi	Iskenderun	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Hassa	$537
115 km or 72 mi	Antakya	$598
116 km or 72 mi	Islahiye	$523
117 km or 73 mi	Samandag	$597
119 km or 74 mi	Bor	$664
122 km or 76 mi	Nigde	$699
126 km or 78 mi	Eregli	$618
137 km or 85 mi	Reyhanli	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
162 km or 101 mi	Kilis	$570
167 km or 104 mi	Idlib	$489
169 km or 105 mi	Latakia	$386
173 km or 107 mi	Mut	$611
183 km or 114 mi	Gaziantep	$577
186 km or 115 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Karaman	$490
188 km or 117 mi	Talas	$645
189 km or 117 mi	Nevsehir	$698
190 km or 118 mi	Aksaray	$406
193 km or 120 mi	Kayseri	$672
220 km or 136 mi	Nizip	$581
243 km or 151 mi	Famagusta	$1252
244 km or 152 mi	Hama	$417
249 km or 155 mi	Paralimni	$1158
258 km or 160 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	Kirsehir	$663
269 km or 167 mi	Konya	$697
269 km or 167 mi	Nicosia	$1302
274 km or 170 mi	Adiyaman	$644
277 km or 172 mi	Aradippou	$1134
277 km or 172 mi	Larnaca	$1368
278 km or 173 mi	Dali	$1243
282 km or 175 mi	Homs	$456

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518