Los Angeles vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	99	29
😀 Quality of life	93	27
🏙️ Population	3.9M	42.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 491% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 80th and 8317th ($3196 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 4th in the United States and Kenya, respectively. Check the United States vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 58th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Meru

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	Los Angeles	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8023

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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