Meru vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$179
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
16
😀 Quality of life
32
57
🏙️ Population
42.7K
886K

The cost of living in Meru is 50% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8447th and 5149th ($542 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8725th and 6188th 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
$5.42
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.62
🍞 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
$1.44
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$8518

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$800
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$479
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1853
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$824
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$942
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$665
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$354
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$360
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$724
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2002
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1946
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1700
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1936
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1962
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1062
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$895
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2022
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1010
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$776
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1993
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2483
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1013
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$776
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1122
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1761
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$546
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2145
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2066
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2346
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2172
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2154
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403