Dortmund vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$675
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
94
27
😀 Quality of life
81
28
🏙️ Population
595K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 173% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4048th and 8425th ($1482 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 625th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Meru

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Dortmund Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$10408

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$1472
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$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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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