Meru vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1757
🏠 One person rent
$185
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
28
48
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.37M

The cost of living in Meru is 24% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8425th and 7191st ($543 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 44th in Kenya and Turkey, respectively. Check Kenya vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 8855th and 6890th 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
$5.46
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$3975

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$654
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$761
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$916
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$645
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$646
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$716
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$716
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$701
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$707
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$649
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$713
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$732
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$662
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$686
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$662
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$672
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$557
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$597
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$724
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1033
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$702
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$611
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$636
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$547
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$1063
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$725
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$565
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$777
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$824
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$752
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$713
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$738
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$634
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$616
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$819
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$958