Dubai vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dubai Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
91
32
🏙️ Population
3.94M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 358% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 848th and 8291st ($2514 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 158th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dubai vs Meru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dubai vs Meru

Prices for goods and services in Dubai and Meru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dubai Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$8839

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$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
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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