Frankfurt vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
87
30
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
773K
42.7K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 293% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1589th and 8393rd ($2102 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 36th and 8584th 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
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545