Ibadan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$658
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$363
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
49
27
😀 Quality of life
38
28
🏙️ Population
2.56M
42.7K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 21% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7566th and 8425th ($658 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in Nigeria and Kenya, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 8113th and 8855th 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
$1.77
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.09%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$479
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.65
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.24
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.51
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.8
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1576
$10408

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$639
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$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
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$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517

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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