Doha vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
79
29
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Doha is 285% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2137th and 8601st ($1872 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Kenya, respectively. Check Qatar vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 501st and 8527th 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
$7.62
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$6789

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$1810
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$1285
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$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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