Dubai vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
66
27
😀 Quality of life
90
28
🏙️ Population
3.94M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 355% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 947th and 8425th ($2470 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 184th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Meru

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Dubai Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$10408

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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