Edinburgh vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
88
30
😀 Quality of life
93
29
🏙️ Population
488K
42.7K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 321% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1692nd and 8601st ($2043 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 64th and 8527th 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
$17.3
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$6789

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539