Antwerp vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$927
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$415
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
27
😀 Quality of life
90
32
🏙️ Population
529K
42.7K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 242% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2628th and 8447th ($1857 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 218th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Meru

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Antwerp Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$9031

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$1734
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$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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$455
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$419
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$508
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$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
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$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
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$811
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$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544