Belgrade vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$646
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
50
30
😀 Quality of life
70
25
🏙️ Population
1.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 125% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4593rd and 8393rd ($1204 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and Kenya, respectively. Check Serbia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 2370th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

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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