Barcelona vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
88
29
🏙️ Population
1.64M
42.7K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 265% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8601st ($1773 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 193rd and 8527th 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
$15.3
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539