Kazan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$325
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
54
30
😀 Quality of life
60
25
🏙️ Population
1.26M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kazan is 22% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7255th and 8393rd ($654 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Russia and Kenya, respectively. Check Russia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kazan ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5204th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Meru

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Kazan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.37
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2473
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.08
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.44
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.96
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$8360

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$484
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$556
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$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797

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$745
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$493
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
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$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
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$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
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$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
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$545