Barcelona vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
90
32
🏙️ Population
1.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 280% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1764th and 8291st ($2087 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 229th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Meru

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Barcelona Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$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