Meru vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$177
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
15
😀 Quality of life
25
45
🏙️ Population
42.7K
886K

The cost of living in Meru is 46% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5787th ($535 vs $988) 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8584th and 6510th 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
$3.91
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$4277

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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$694
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$393
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1536
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$777
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$640
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$278
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$294
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$707
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1657
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1651
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1372
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1607
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1632
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$847
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$721
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1713
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$934
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$806
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1727
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2037
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1004
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$609
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$952
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1671
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$692
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1775
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1741
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2115
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1815
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1768
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$303
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881