Frankfurt vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
88
27
😀 Quality of life
93
28
🏙️ Population
776K
42.7K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 315% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1384th and 8425th ($2251 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 48th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Meru

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Frankfurt Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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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