Doha vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
44
29
😀 Quality of life
82
32
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Doha is 237% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2509th and 8291st ($1849 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Kenya, respectively. Check Qatar vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 608th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$8839

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$1201
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$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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$460
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$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