Edinburgh vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
88
27
😀 Quality of life
92
28
🏙️ Population
488K
42.7K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 323% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1307th and 8425th ($2295 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 83rd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Meru

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Edinburgh Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$10408

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Meru

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