Meru vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$175
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
32
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.08M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8291st and 6947th ($549 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Kenya and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 8680th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$5235

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$460
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$811
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525