Meru vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$177
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13M

The cost of living in Meru is 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5091st ($535 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8584th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Moscow

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Meru Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$11652

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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
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$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541