Barcelona vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
27
😀 Quality of life
90
28
🏙️ Population
1.73M
42.7K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 292% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1659th and 8425th ($2129 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 174th and 8855th 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
$17.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583