Medina vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$391
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
20
30
😀 Quality of life
52
29
🏙️ Population
1.18M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medina is 84% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6017th and 8601st ($892 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6150th and 8527th 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
$6.99
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$6789

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$996
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$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
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$964

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$530
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
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$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
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$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
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$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
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$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
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$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539