Meru vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$179
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
59
😀 Quality of life
32
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2M

The cost of living in Meru is 35% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8447th and 6618th ($542 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Belarus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8725th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Minsk

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Meru Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$12897

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$624
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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
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
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$1109
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$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
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$1188
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$562
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$1220
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$1423
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$944
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$903
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$882