Abu Dhabi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
52
30
😀 Quality of life
82
29
🏙️ Population
1.48M
42.7K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 298% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1938th and 8601st ($1936 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 369th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Meru

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Abu Dhabi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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