Glasgow vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
94
30
😀 Quality of life
94
29
🏙️ Population
626K
42.7K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 288% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2103rd and 8601st ($1884 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 40th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Meru

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Glasgow Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Meru

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