Dortmund vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$648
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
77
29
🏙️ Population
587K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 188% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8601st ($1401 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 764th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$6789

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$1372
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$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$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