Addis Ababa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$604
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
32
30
😀 Quality of life
40
25
🏙️ Population
5.23M
42.7K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 106% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4928th and 8393rd ($1103 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6957th and 8584th 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
$6.55
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$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
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545