Meru vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$177
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
62
😀 Quality of life
25
67
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.99M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6834th ($535 vs $717) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8584th and 3775th 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
$3.91
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$10290

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$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
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$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
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795