Brasilia vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1431
🏠 One person rent	$386	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$281
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	28	29
😀 Quality of life	61	32
🏙️ Population	2.82M	42.7K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 61% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6320th and 8291st ($882 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Brazil and Kenya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5763rd and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Meru

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	Brasilia	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$8839

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$460
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$811
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$420
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$503
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$528
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$543
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$511
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$533
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$623
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$612
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$654
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$548
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$582
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$596
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$658
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$717
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$578
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$552
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$656
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$627
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$567
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$609
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$526
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$724
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$421
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$1031
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$617
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$833
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$802
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$567
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$527
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$597
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$758
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$687
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$715
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$687
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$820
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$524