Meru vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$933
🏠 One person rent
$185
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
28
60
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.94M

The cost of living in Meru is 18% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8425th and 7534th ($543 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and India, respectively. Check Kenya vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8855th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Surat

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Meru Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$877

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$448
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$807
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$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
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298