Meru vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$177
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
25
81
🏙️ Population
42.7K
330K

The cost of living in Meru is 60% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8393rd and 4220th ($535 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Kenya and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8584th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$7504

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$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
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$590
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$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
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$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
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$509
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$768
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$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
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$516
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$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591