Bandung vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$212
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
61
32
🏙️ Population
2.88M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bandung is 3% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8422nd and 8291st ($534 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5755th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Meru

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Bandung Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.52
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$8839

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$490
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$561
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$367
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$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
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$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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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
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$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
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$609
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$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$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
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$499
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$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524