Belgrade vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$607
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
50
30
😀 Quality of life
70
29
🏙️ Population
1.38M
42.7K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 141% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4511th and 8601st ($1172 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Serbia and Kenya, respectively. Check Serbia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 2979th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

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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