Los Angeles vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1430
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$300
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$173
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	93	28
🏙️ Population	3.9M	42.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 530% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 62nd and 8425th ($3420 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 5th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 50th and 8855th 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	$22.4	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$10408

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$448
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$807
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$415
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$513
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$549
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$524
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$603
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$618
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$624
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$563
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$573
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$611
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$697
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$531
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$533
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$613
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$591
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$546
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$586
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$495
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$417
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$910
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$577
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$810
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$746
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$541
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$671
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$872
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$688
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$721
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$553
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$688
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$795
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$583