Cairo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$189
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
84
29
😀 Quality of life
60
32
🏙️ Population
9.61M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cairo is 14% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8291st ($473 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Egypt and Kenya, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5895th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Meru

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Cairo Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$8839

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524