Meru vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$175
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
32
60
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.2M

The cost of living in Meru is 38% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8291st and 6322nd ($549 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 8680th and 5937th 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
$5.83
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$3800

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$582
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$596
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$658
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$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
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$758
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$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
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$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
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$820
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$697
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$615
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$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
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$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
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$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
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$755
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$796
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$582
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$658
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$709
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$783
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$758