Meru vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$177
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
25
54
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.96M

The cost of living in Meru is 34% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6377th ($535 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8584th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$9093

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$571
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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
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838