Meru vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$179
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
27
48
😀 Quality of life
32
63
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.47M

The cost of living in Meru is 48% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8447th and 5278th ($542 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 8725th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$7937

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
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$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688