Birmingham vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
1.14M
42.7K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 282% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1731st and 8393rd ($2046 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 32nd and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Meru

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Birmingham Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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