Jerusalem vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
77
30
😀 Quality of life
85
29
🏙️ Population
936K
42.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 301% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1907th and 8601st ($1948 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Israel and Kenya, respectively. Check Israel vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 276th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Meru

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Jerusalem Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

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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