Ibadan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$421
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
48
29
😀 Quality of life
37
32
🏙️ Population
2.55M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 37% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6862nd and 8291st ($752 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8155th and 8680th 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
$1.81
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$8839

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$664
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$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524