Houston vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$433
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	91	27
🏙️ Population	2.3M	42.7K

The cost of living in Houston is 319% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1229th and 8317th ($2265 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 4th in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 97th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Meru

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	Houston	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$8023

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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