Meru vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$175
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
61
😀 Quality of life
32
69
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8291st and 6924th ($549 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Belarus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8680th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$11271

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879