Meru vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$177
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
29
58
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.63M

The cost of living in Meru is 26% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8601st and 7138th ($486 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 8527th and 5709th 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
$4.16
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$4125

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$530
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$439
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$441
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$424
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
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
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$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556