Meru vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$185
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
72
😀 Quality of life
28
83
🏙️ Population
42.7K
56.8K

The cost of living in Meru is 64% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8425th and 4020th ($543 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Kenya and Cyprus, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 8855th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Nicosia

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Meru Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$9567

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$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
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$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047