Cologne vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$967
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
96
29
🏙️ Population
1.07M
42.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 260% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2484th and 8601st ($1752 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 12th and 8527th 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
$12.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539