Meru vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$974
🏠 One person rent
$179
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
32
60
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.94M

The cost of living in Meru is 22% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8447th and 7286th ($542 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and India, respectively. Check Kenya vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8725th and 5975th 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
$5.42
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$929

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$523
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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
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
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$408
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$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
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$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
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$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
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$326
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$319