Dublin vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
95
32
🏙️ Population
593K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dublin is 452% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 223rd and 8447th ($2992 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ireland and Kenya, respectively. Check Ireland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 36th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Meru

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Dublin Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.34
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
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$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