Addis Ababa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$674
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
34
27
😀 Quality of life
45
28
🏙️ Population
5.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 111% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4878th and 8425th ($1148 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 7160th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Meru

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Addis Ababa Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$10408

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583