Dallas vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
92
32
🏙️ Population
1.3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dallas is 346% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 948th and 8291st ($2447 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 3rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 136th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524