Dubai vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
66
27
😀 Quality of life
90
32
🏙️ Population
3.94M
42.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 346% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1039th and 8447th ($2420 vs $542) 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 203rd and 8725th 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
$10.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544