Cologne vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
97
25
🏙️ Population
1.08M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 246% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2308th and 8393rd ($1851 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 16th and 8584th 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
$14
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
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$493
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$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