Cairo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$193
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
83
30
😀 Quality of life
59
29
🏙️ Population
9.61M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cairo is 13% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8130th and 8601st ($549 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Egypt and Kenya, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5556th and 8527th 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
$5.45
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539