Meru vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$177
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.34M

The cost of living in Meru is 14% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8601st and 7971st ($486 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 59th 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 59th in Turkey, while ranked 8527th and 7036th 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
$4.16
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$10901

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628