Antwerp vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$841
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
30
😀 Quality of life
89
29
🏙️ Population
529K
42.7K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 240% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2878th and 8601st ($1650 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th 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 161st and 8527th 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
$18.8
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$6789

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$1539
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$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539