Antwerp vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$929
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
27
😀 Quality of life
90
28
🏙️ Population
529K
42.7K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 238% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2660th and 8425th ($1834 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 190th and 8855th 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
$20.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$10408

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6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$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
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$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