Frankfurt vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
30
😀 Quality of life
94
29
🏙️ Population
759K
42.7K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 292% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2040th and 8601st ($1902 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 38th and 8527th 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
$14.2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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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