Faisalabad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$289
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$670
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$111
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$173
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$108
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$123
$406
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
43
30
😀 Quality of life
27
29
🏙️ Population
3.2M
42.7K

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 40% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 9245th and 8601st ($289 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Faisalabad ranked 13th best city to live in Pakistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8707th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Faisalabad Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$120
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.6
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$396
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$410
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.14
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.66
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$14.5
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$645
$6789

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$337
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$268
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$240
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$287
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$338
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$277
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$328
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$508
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$298
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$278
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$307
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$399
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$394
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$331
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$389
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$399
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$267
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$238
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$448
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$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
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$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
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$401
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$423
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$291
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$311
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$441
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$424
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$536
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$557
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$571
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$557
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$452
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$542
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$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
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$553
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$748
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$871
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$543
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$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
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$819
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$575
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$446
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