Meru vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$177
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
43
😀 Quality of life
25
64
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.08M

The cost of living in Meru is 31% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6525th ($535 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 8584th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$6243

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$745
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595