Meru vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$177
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
46
😀 Quality of life
29
56
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.25M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8601st and 7706th ($486 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 8527th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Meru Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$5368

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378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
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$562
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$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
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$511