Bristol vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4891
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1368
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2192
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3114
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
87
29
🏙️ Population
472K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bristol is 340% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1459th and 8601st ($2136 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Bristol compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bristol ranked 21st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 212th and 8527th 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
$16.3
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.65
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.23
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1576
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2425
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6719
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21760
$6789

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Cities near Bristol

Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$1922
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$1571
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1774
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1771
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1770
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1730
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1653
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1935
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1761
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1757
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1815
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1781
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1747
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1974
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$2089
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1603
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1717
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1715
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2349
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1896
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$2010
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$2069
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1717
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2429
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$2029
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$1923
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$1824
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1815
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1586
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1876
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1832
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1737
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1715
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2159
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1711

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