Doha vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
80
25
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Doha is 238% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2461st and 8393rd ($1810 vs $535) 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 2.1 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 8584th 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
$9.21
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$8360

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$1719
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$1218
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$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545