Hamburg City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$433
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	84	29
😀 Quality of life	94	27
🏙️ Population	1.91M	42.7K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 271% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1818th and 8317th ($2007 vs $541) 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 40th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Meru

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	Hamburg City	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$8023

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$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