Ibadan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$424
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
47
30
😀 Quality of life
33
25
🏙️ Population
2.55M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 42% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8393rd ($759 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7660th and 8584th 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
$1.3
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$8360

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$699
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$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545