Genoa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1470
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3466
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$699
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1750
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
30
29
😀 Quality of life
77
27
🏙️ Population
559K
42.7K

The cost of living in Genoa is 172% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3551st and 8317th ($1470 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 4th in Italy and Kenya, respectively. Check Italy vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Genoa ranked 39th best city to live in Italy vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 795th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Meru

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Genoa Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1514
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$474
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10834
$8023

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$1512
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1401
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$1293
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1389
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1348
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1209
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1271
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1203
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1344
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1334
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1328
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1503
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1202
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1074
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1228
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1576
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1362
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1240
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1157
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2022
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1280
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1365
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1424
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1586
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1364
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1592
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1503
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1254
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1354
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$6593
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1371
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1162
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1400
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1506
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1450

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$522
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$490
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
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$638
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$605
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$498
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$562
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$580
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
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$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
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$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
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$518