Cairo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$190
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
83
27
😀 Quality of life
63
28
🏙️ Population
9.8M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cairo is 11% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8425th ($483 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Egypt and Kenya, respectively. Check Egypt vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5501st and 8855th 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
$4.87
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583