Meru vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$177
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
29
55
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.86M

The cost of living in Meru is 38% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8601st and 6424th ($486 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8527th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$8199

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$439
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935