Kazan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2109
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$458
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$809
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
54
29
😀 Quality of life
65
32
🏙️ Population
1.33M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kazan is 58% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6377th and 8291st ($868 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Russia and Kenya, respectively. Check Russia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Kazan ranked 5th best city to live in Russia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5213th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kazan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.32
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.9%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3331
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2289
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.56
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14288
$8839

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$755
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$709
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$686
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$635
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$692
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$796
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$719
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$536
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$537
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$658
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$802
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$714
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$698
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$725
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$783
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$615
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$758
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$548
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$650
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$765
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$695
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$672
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$672
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$692
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$620
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$863
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$754
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$544
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$678
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$898
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$763
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$917

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$460
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
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$717
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$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
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$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
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$758
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$687
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$715
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$499
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$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524