Brasilia vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$1333
🏠 One person rent	$332	$177
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	56	29
🏙️ Population	3.09M	42.7K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 70% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6295th and 8601st ($826 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in Brazil and Kenya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5819th and 8527th 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	$6.36	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$6789

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$530
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$646
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$439
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$405
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$441
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$424
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$536
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$557
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$571
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$557
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$452
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$542
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$493
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$600
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$654
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$547
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$493
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$556
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$706
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$762
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$581
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$805
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$600
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$840
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$553
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$748
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$871
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$543
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$498
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$599
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$677
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$449
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$819
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$446
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$747
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$539