Meru vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$177
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
30
22
😀 Quality of life
29
48
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.99M

The cost of living in Meru is 27% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8601st and 7054th ($486 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Kenya and Turkey, respectively. Check Kenya vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 8527th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$5442

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$530
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$646
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$524
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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630