Essen vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$759
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
95
29
🏙️ Population
579K
42.7K

The cost of living in Essen is 213% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3358th and 8601st ($1519 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 32nd and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Meru

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Essen Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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$557
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$571
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$557
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$452
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$542
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$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
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$553
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$748
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$871
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$543
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$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
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$446
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$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539