Meru vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2471
🏠 One person rent
$175
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
15
😀 Quality of life
32
53
🏙️ Population
42.7K
886K

The cost of living in Meru is 49% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8291st and 5095th ($549 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8680th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$8498

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$460
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$811
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$517
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1734
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$798
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$940
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$645
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$346
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$354
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$718
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1910
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1855
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1645
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1867
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1879
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1021
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$837
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1951
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$987
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$769
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1957
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2447
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$695
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1072
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1850
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$548
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1947
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2347
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2064
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1998
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$276
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233