Doha vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
41
27
😀 Quality of life
84
32
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Doha is 271% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1994th and 8447th ($2014 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Kenya, respectively. Check Qatar vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 537th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Meru

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Doha Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$9031

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$1923
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$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544