Meru vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$185
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
47
😀 Quality of life
28
56
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.96M

The cost of living in Meru is 36% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8425th and 6584th ($543 vs $842) 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8855th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tashkent

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Meru Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$10369

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899