Kazan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1795
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$375
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
54
29
😀 Quality of life
60
27
🏙️ Population
1.26M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kazan is 36% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6742nd and 8317th ($734 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Kazan ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5162nd and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Meru

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Kazan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.82
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.99%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4497
$8023

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$637
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$590
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$656
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$438
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$508
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$717
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
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$524
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$605
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$672
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$595
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$454
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$538
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$555
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$554
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$557
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$549
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$681
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$540
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$534
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$523
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$561
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$564
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$569
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$719
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$600
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$528
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$675
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$676
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$596
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
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$580
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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