Meru vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$177
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
35
😀 Quality of life
25
19
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.96M

The cost of living in Meru is 3% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8393rd and 8269th ($535 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Yemen, respectively. Check Kenya vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8584th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$2963

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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$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
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
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$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810