Brussels vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
89
25
🏙️ Population
196K
42.7K

The cost of living in Brussels is 266% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1988th and 8393rd ($1958 vs $535) 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 173rd and 8584th 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
$20.8
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545