Meru vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$185
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
16
😀 Quality of life
28
57
🏙️ Population
42.7K
886K

The cost of living in Meru is 48% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8425th and 5290th ($543 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Kenya and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8855th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tabuk

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Meru Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$8604

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587