Meru vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$181
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
27
74
🏙️ Population
42.7K
13.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 57% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8317th and 4359th ($541 vs $1244) 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 8421st and 1187th 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
$5.38
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$12252

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$490
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
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$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
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$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
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$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
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$524
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$440
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$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
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$592