Meru vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$177
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
29
51
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.94M

The cost of living in Meru is 40% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8601st and 6358th ($486 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8527th and 6236th 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
$4.16
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$1785

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$424
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$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
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$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539

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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
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$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
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$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
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$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
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$361