Dublin vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
94
28
🏙️ Population
593K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dublin is 456% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 214th and 8425th ($3020 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ireland and Kenya, respectively. Check Ireland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 42nd and 8855th 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
$19.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583