Athens vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$710
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$360
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
90
29
😀 Quality of life
82
32
🏙️ Population
643K
42.7K

The cost of living in Athens is 162% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4155th and 8291st ($1436 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Kenya, respectively. Check Greece vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 611th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Meru

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Athens Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524