Kazan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2282
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$493
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$878
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$871
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
54
27
😀 Quality of life
64
32
🏙️ Population
1.33M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kazan is 71% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6157th and 8447th ($929 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 5th best city to live in Russia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5470th and 8725th 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
$8.39
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.03
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.86%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15147
$9031

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$740
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$700
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$746
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$838
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$773
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$595
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$940
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$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
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$971

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$533
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$505
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$523
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
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$775
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$572
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$528
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$620
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$811
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$691
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$724
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$518
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$693
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$810
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