Meru vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$177
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
25
57
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.37M

The cost of living in Meru is 35% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6364th ($535 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Kenya and Turkey, respectively. Check Kenya vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 8584th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Samsun

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Meru Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$11214

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607