Barcelona vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
30
😀 Quality of life
88
25
🏙️ Population
1.66M
42.7K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 253% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2198th and 8393rd ($1887 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 238th and 8584th 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
$16.1
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545