Ankara vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$501
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
97
27
😀 Quality of life
75
28
🏙️ Population
5.8M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ankara is 90% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5311th and 8425th ($1033 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Turkey and Kenya, respectively. Check Turkey vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 1642nd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Meru

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Ankara Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$10408

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$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583