Dublin vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
593K
42.7K

The cost of living in Dublin is 425% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 300th and 8393rd ($2810 vs $535) 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 1.3 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 21st and 8584th 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
$19.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545