Frankfurt vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
29
😀 Quality of life
94
27
🏙️ Population
776K
42.7K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 268% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1863rd and 8317th ($1989 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 47th and 8421st 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
$19.1
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$8023

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518