Meru vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$185
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
47
😀 Quality of life
28
67
🏙️ Population
42.7K
276K

The cost of living in Meru is 43% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8425th and 5940th ($543 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8855th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$3670

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$448
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$415
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$532
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$513
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$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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848