Bucharest vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$535
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
78
27
😀 Quality of life
84
32
🏙️ Population
1.72M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 110% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4935th and 8447th ($1138 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Kenya, respectively. Check Romania vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 508th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Meru

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Bucharest Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$9031

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$784
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$800
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$724
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$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
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$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
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$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544