Brussels vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	89	27
🏙️ Population	196K	42.7K

The cost of living in Brussels is 236% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2354th and 8317th ($1816 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Kenya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 190th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Meru

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	Brussels	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8023

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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