Ibadan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$423
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$86.2
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
49
27
😀 Quality of life
38
32
🏙️ Population
2.55M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 40% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6939th and 8447th ($759 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8189th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Meru

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Ibadan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.21%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.11
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.77
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.46
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1872
$9031

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$665
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$1017
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$775
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$659
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$1022
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$538
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$578
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
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$650
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$741
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$594
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$796
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$612
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$655
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$878
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$673
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$802
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$922
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$673
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$675
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$678
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$785
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$683
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$785
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$682
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$454
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1555
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$587
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1551
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$849
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$618
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$601
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$607
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$654
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$703
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$861
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$353
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$386
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$612
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544