Meru vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$177
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
25
58
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.63M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7298th ($535 vs $649) 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 8th in Russia, while ranked 8584th and 5501st 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
$3.91
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$3795

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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
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$543
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$583
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$502
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$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
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$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
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$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
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$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
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$535
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$791
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$585