Frankfurt vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
29
😀 Quality of life
95
32
🏙️ Population
776K
42.7K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 298% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1510th and 8291st ($2182 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 38th and 8680th 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
$17.3
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524