Ibadan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$126
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
47
30
😀 Quality of life
34
29
🏙️ Population
2.55M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 46% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 9275th and 8601st ($262 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 7930th and 8527th 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
$0.63
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$0.3
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$6789

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$407
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$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539