Berlin vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
94
28
🏙️ Population
3.78M
42.7K

The cost of living in Berlin is 337% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1150th and 8425th ($2371 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 45th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Meru

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Berlin Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$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