Meru vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$177
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
30
22
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.99M

The cost of living in Meru is 6% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8393rd and 8124th ($535 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 98th 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 2.3 months in Urfa. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 8584th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Urfa

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Meru Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$1501

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705