Cologne vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$947
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
96
27
🏙️ Population
1.09M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 222% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2551st and 8317th ($1744 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 12th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Meru

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Cologne Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$8023

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CologneMeru

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$349

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
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$561
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$602
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$638
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$605
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$498
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$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
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$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
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$771
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$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
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$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518