Meru vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$177
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
43
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.08M

The cost of living in Meru is 40% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8601st and 6335th ($486 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Kenya and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 8527th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$8086

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$530
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$646
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$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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$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
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$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651