London vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	99	27
🏙️ Population	8.8M	42.7K

The cost of living in London is 509% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 58th and 8317th ($3296 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Meru. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Meru

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	London	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8023

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Meru

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