Meru vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$185
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1316
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
27
85
😀 Quality of life
28
71
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.65M

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8425th and 4898th ($543 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8855th and 3542nd 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
$5.46
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$13865

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$540
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$603
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$618
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$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
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$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$1081
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$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
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$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
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$834
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$1970
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$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
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$1525
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$1578
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$1179
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$1597