Almaty vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$499
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
50
30
😀 Quality of life
65
25
🏙️ Population
1.92M
42.7K

The cost of living in Almaty is 76% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6015th and 8393rd ($941 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Kenya, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4176th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Meru

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Almaty Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545