Leipzig vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$764
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
92
27
🏙️ Population
620K
42.7K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 180% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3353rd and 8317th ($1516 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 4th 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 14th best city to live in Germany vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 87th and 8421st 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
$12.5
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$8023

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LeipzigMeru

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$349

$907

$6.64K

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$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

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$589
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$760
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$408
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$500
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$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