Adelaide vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$1499
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$177
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	50	30
😀 Quality of life	93	25
🏙️ Population	1.3M	42.7K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 320% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1267th and 8393rd ($2246 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 64th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Meru

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	Adelaide	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$8360

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Meru

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