Barcelona vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$433
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
87
27
🏙️ Population
1.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 240% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2276th and 8317th ($1841 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 8421st 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
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$8023

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518