Chicago vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
95
32
🏙️ Population
2.75M
42.7K

The cost of living in Chicago is 420% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 375th and 8447th ($2822 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 4th in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 22nd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Meru

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Chicago Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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