Meru vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$175
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
47
😀 Quality of life
32
66
🏙️ Population
42.7K
276K

The cost of living in Meru is 41% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8291st and 6050th ($549 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8680th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$3470

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$460
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832