Amsterdam vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
27
😀 Quality of life
95
28
🏙️ Population
921K
42.7K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 483% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 138th and 8425th ($3165 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Netherlands and Kenya, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 24th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Meru

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Amsterdam Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

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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