Meru vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$177
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
57
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.12M

The cost of living in Meru is 55% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 8601st and 4788th ($486 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Georgia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 8527th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$6292

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553