Meru vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$175
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
32
64
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.47M

The cost of living in Meru is 43% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8291st and 5881st ($549 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 8680th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Yekaterinburg

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Meru Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617