Dallas vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
27
😀 Quality of life
94
28
🏙️ Population
1.3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dallas is 355% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 938th and 8425th ($2472 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 36th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Meru

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Dallas Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583