Houston vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
96
28
🏙️ Population
2.3M
42.7K

The cost of living in Houston is 316% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1367th and 8425th ($2261 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 14th and 8855th 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
$20.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583