Los Angeles vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1499
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$177
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	94	25
🏙️ Population	3.9M	42.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 496% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 72nd and 8393rd ($3187 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 47th and 8584th 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	$21.6	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$8360

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$571
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$745
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$482
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$493
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$460
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$518
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$483
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$548
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$581
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$543
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$583
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$502
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$511
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$560
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$643
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$707
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$559
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$601
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$466
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$579
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$675
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$736
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$564
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$711
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$639
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$810
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$576
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$784
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$590
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$568
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$520
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$622
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$723
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$509
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$719
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$509
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$768
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$545