Meru vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$185
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
33
😀 Quality of life
28
42
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.96M

The cost of living in Meru is 2% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8425th and 8488th ($543 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Yemen, respectively. Check Kenya vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8855th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sanaa

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Meru Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$4197

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$549
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$524
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$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
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$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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$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
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$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$1628
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$816
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$910