Meru vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$177
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
65
😀 Quality of life
25
83
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.25M

The cost of living in Meru is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8393rd and 3679th ($535 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8584th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$5054

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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
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$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
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$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507