Kazan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2383
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$506
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$976
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
54
27
😀 Quality of life
64
28
🏙️ Population
1.33M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kazan is 81% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5700th and 8425th ($981 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th in Russia and Kenya, respectively. Check Russia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kazan compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kazan ranked 4th best city to live in Russia vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5282nd and 8855th 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
$9.62
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.66
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.93%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4128
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2917
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14895
$10408

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$789
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$708
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$792
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$845
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$834
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$648
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$1051
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$800
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$614
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$748
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$913
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$791
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$788
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$840
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$895
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$705
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$873
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$620
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$821
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$804
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$812
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$781
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$694
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$771
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$727
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$1066
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$757
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$626
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$786
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$1055
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$780
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
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$1077

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$415
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$524
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$540
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$603
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$618
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$624
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$563
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$573
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$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$533
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$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
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$746
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$541
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$513
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
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$795
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