Meru vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$185
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
59
😀 Quality of life
28
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2M

The cost of living in Meru is 41% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8425th and 6121st ($543 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Belarus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8855th and 4446th 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
$5.46
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$14758

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853