Addis Ababa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$407
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
32
30
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
3.04M
42.7K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 90% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5819th and 8601st ($923 vs $486) 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 0.8 months in Meru. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7141st and 8527th 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
$6.72
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
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