Athens vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$616
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
90
29
😀 Quality of life
78
27
🏙️ Population
643K
42.7K

The cost of living in Athens is 135% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4281st and 8317th ($1272 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Greece and Kenya, respectively. Check Greece vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 656th and 8421st 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
$15.1
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$8023

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

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$589
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$760
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$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518