Dublin vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
96
32
🏙️ Population
593K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dublin is 421% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 315th and 8291st ($2858 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 21st and 8680th 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
$20.8
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

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$460
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$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