Medina vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$353
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
20
30
😀 Quality of life
67
25
🏙️ Population
1.41M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medina is 59% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6257th and 8393rd ($853 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3833rd and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$8360

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$879
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$944
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$828
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$940
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$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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$571
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$745
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$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545