Meru vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$181
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$769
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.47M

The cost of living in Meru is 29% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8317th and 6596th ($541 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Kenya and Russia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Yekaterinburg ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 8421st and 5209th 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
$5.38
$8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$65.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$7.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$4946

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MeruYekaterinburg

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$490
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
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$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$646
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$648
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$600
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$617
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$596
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$595
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$765
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$531
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$672
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$710
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$637
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$454
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$538
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$593
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$557
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$509
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$534
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$508
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$619
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$734
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$548
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$569
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$656
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$612
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$592
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$631
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$549
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$590
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$654
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$770
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$605
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$438
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$717
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$658