Dortmund vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$762
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
93
32
🏙️ Population
595K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 197% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3401st and 8291st ($1632 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 3rd in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 84th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$8839

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$1495
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$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$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
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
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$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