Cape Town vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$603
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
55
30
😀 Quality of life
59
25
🏙️ Population
3.78M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 109% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4849th and 8393rd ($1120 vs $535) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5407th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545