Almaty vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$585
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
50
30
😀 Quality of life
64
29
🏙️ Population
1.92M
42.7K

The cost of living in Almaty is 116% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4975th and 8601st ($1051 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 4635th and 8527th 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
$8.87
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539