Leipzig vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$641
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
30
😀 Quality of life
91
29
🏙️ Population
625K
42.7K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 182% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3960th and 8601st ($1371 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 5th in Germany and Kenya, respectively. Check Germany vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 106th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Meru

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Leipzig Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$6789

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6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

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$530
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$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