Dallas vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
91
29
🏙️ Population
1.3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dallas is 414% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 689th and 8601st ($2497 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 116th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$6789

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$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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