Brasilia vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$296	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	28	29
😀 Quality of life	56	27
🏙️ Population	2.82M	42.7K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 41% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6598th and 8317th ($765 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 5716th and 8421st 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	$6.98	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$8023

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$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