Meru vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$177
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
29
61
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.69M

The cost of living in Meru is 31% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8601st and 6811th ($486 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8527th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tehran

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Meru Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$1883

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$439
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$405
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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
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$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
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$576
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$569