Cape Town vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$773
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
55
27
😀 Quality of life
55
32
🏙️ Population
3.78M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 152% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8447th ($1366 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Kenya, respectively. Check South Africa vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6382nd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Meru

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Cape Town Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$9031

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$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$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
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544