Antwerp vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$893
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
30
😀 Quality of life
89
25
🏙️ Population
529K
42.7K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 229% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2671st and 8393rd ($1762 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 176th and 8584th 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
$19.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$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
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
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$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