Los Angeles vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1408
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$284
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$415
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	93	32
🏙️ Population	3.9M	42.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 523% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 72nd and 8447th ($3378 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 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 55th and 8725th 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	$21.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$9031

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$455
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$797
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$419
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$508
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$520
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$533
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$505
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$523
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$624
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$602
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$651
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$553
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$593
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$604
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$670
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$722
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$563
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$544
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$623
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$627
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$551
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$588
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$506
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$743
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$408
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$996
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$617
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$825
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$775
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$572
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$528
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$620
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$811
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$691
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$724
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$693
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$810
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$544