Doha vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
41
27
😀 Quality of life
83
28
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Doha is 287% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1744th and 8425th ($2100 vs $543) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 513th and 8855th 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
$10.1
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$10408

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$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
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$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583