Meru vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$181
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
27
56
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.37M

The cost of living in Meru is 37% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8317th and 6234th ($541 vs $858) 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 13th in Turkey, while ranked 8421st and 5708th 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
$5.38
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$7315

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$589
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$500
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$483
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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$665
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$578
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$587
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$653
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$612
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$593
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$495
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$948
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$723
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$492
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$650
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$617
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$652
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$663
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$655
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$672
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$645
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$663
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$627
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$621
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$698
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$959
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$607
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$661
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$544
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$846
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$406
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$492
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$699
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$617
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$691
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$616
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$664
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$644
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$760
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$683