Meru vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$177
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
82
😀 Quality of life
25
67
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.38M

The cost of living in Meru is 39% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6204th ($535 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8584th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Saint Petersburg

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Meru Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$6847

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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
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$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525