Bucharest vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$474
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
77
29
😀 Quality of life
79
27
🏙️ Population
1.72M
42.7K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 83% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5565th and 8317th ($988 vs $541) 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 645th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$8023

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$752
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$598
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$631
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$892
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$1002
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$546
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$837
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$812
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$725
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$580
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$625
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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