Chisinau vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Meru | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5911th and 8447th ($967 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Moldova and Kenya, respectively. Check Moldova vs Kenya comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5736th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chisinau vs Meru
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| Chisinau | Meru | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 138 km or 85 mi |  Thika | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Nairobi | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Machakos | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Nakuru | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Eldoret | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kisumu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Mumias | |
| 378 km or 235 mi |  Moshi | |
| 392 km or 244 mi |  Tororo | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Arusha | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Mbale | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Malindi | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Jinja | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Mombasa | |
| 559 km or 347 mi | Kira Town | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kampala | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Entebbe | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | Tanga | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Mwanza | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Gulu | |
| 712 km or 442 mi | Stone Town | |
| 712 km or 443 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Dodoma | |
| 749 km or 465 mi |  Baidoa | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Morogoro | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 784 km or 487 mi |  Awasa | |
| 819 km or 509 mi | Arua | |
| 840 km or 522 mi |  Bunia | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Jimma | |
| 852 km or 530 mi | Kasese | |
| 858 km or 533 mi |  Juba | |
| 862 km or 536 mi |  Byumba | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Kigali | |
| 875 km or 544 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Mogadishu | |
| 907 km or 563 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Beni | |
| 918 km or 570 mi | Nyanza |