Jerusalem vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
78
29
😀 Quality of life
85
27
🏙️ Population
936K
42.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 291% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1551st and 8317th ($2114 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and Kenya, respectively. Check Israel vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 374th and 8421st 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
$22.2
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$8023

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$905
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$996
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$762
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$813
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1556
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2123
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1811
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1931
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1884
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$877
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2156
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1834
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$761
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1890
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2145
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1990
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1931
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$552
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1902
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1680
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1511

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518