Meru vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$177
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
46
😀 Quality of life
29
60
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.47M

The cost of living in Meru is 28% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8601st and 6984th ($486 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th 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 3rd in Russia, while ranked 8527th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$4747

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138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632