Genoa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1620
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$769
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2028
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
30
29
😀 Quality of life
81
32
🏙️ Population
559K
42.7K

The cost of living in Genoa is 195% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3439th and 8291st ($1620 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Italy and Kenya, respectively. Check Italy vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 700th and 8680th 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
$15.9
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3735
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10399
$8839

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$1642
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$1469
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1308
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1624
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1615
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1268
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1474
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1336
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1473
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1582
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1414
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1770
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1316
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1792
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1504
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1264
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2307
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1393
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1582
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1764
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1488
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1699
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1472
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1499
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$9122
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1510
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1263
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1589
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1649
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1547

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$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
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$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