Meru vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$179
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
32
87
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.25M

The cost of living in Meru is 63% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8447th and 4144th ($542 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8725th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sharjah

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Meru Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$7922

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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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$544

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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
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$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
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$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
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$565
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$492