Medina vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$659
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
23
27
😀 Quality of life
69
28
🏙️ Population
1.41M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medina is 114% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4843rd and 8425th ($1164 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 4103rd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Meru

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Medina Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$10408

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$1036
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$976
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$771
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$753
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$555
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$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
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$350
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$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
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$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
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$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
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$1077

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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$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
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$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
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$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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