London vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1431
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$281
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	99	32
🏙️ Population	8.8M	42.7K

The cost of living in London is 602% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8th and 8291st ($3851 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Meru. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5th and 8680th 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	$22.2	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$8839

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$460
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$811
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$420
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$503
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$528
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$543
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$511
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$533
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$623
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$612
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$654
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$548
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$582
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$596
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$658
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$717
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$578
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$552
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$656
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$627
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$567
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$609
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$526
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$724
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$421
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$1031
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$617
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$833
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$802
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$567
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$527
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$597
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$758
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$687
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$715
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$687
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$820
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$524