Dubai vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$433
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
29
😀 Quality of life
87
27
🏙️ Population
3.33M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 340% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 989th and 8317th ($2379 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 288th and 8421st 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
$10.9
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$8023

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$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518