Meru vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Meru	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$181	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.9	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	69 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	49
😀 Quality of life	27	58
🏙️ Population	42.7K	1.63M

The cost of living in Meru is 22% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8317th and 6907th ($541 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th 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 Novosibirsk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 8421st and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Novosibirsk

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	Meru	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$516	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$263	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.2	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.9	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.83%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1251	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.2	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8023	$4263

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$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
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648