Bristol vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2450
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1538
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2689
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3490
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
89
32
🏙️ Population
472K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bristol is 346% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 941st and 8291st ($2450 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 264th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Meru

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Bristol Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1579
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2856
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2213
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7139
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6269
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.2
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.96
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.6
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24413
$8839

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2166
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2350
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1838
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1932
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1937
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$2105
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1968
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1900
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1942
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1827
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1744
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1885
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$2004
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1971
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$2080
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2126
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1696
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1812
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1806
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2401
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$2022
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2088
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2099
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1764
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2495
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2097
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2139
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1946
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1716
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$2042
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1853
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1963
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1795
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1802
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2346
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1951

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