Medina vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$663
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
23
27
😀 Quality of life
69
32
🏙️ Population
1.41M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medina is 115% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4849th and 8447th ($1168 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4347th and 8725th 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
$5.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$9031

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$964
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$790
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$776
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$598
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$354
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$893
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$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
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$369
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$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
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$1632
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$800
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$1853
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$824
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$902
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$1005
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$665
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$415
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$724
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$2002
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$1946
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$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
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$1936
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$1962
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$1013
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$865
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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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