Meru vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$185
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
28
86
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.25M

The cost of living in Meru is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8425th and 3851st ($543 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8855th and 367th 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
$5.46
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$8199

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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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$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469