Meru vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$177
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
46
😀 Quality of life
25
59
🏙️ Population
42.7K
276K

The cost of living in Meru is 34% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6379th ($535 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8584th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$3144

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797