Los Angeles vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1431
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$281
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$360
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	99	29
😀 Quality of life	94	32
🏙️ Population	3.9M	42.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 512% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 65th and 8291st ($3361 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 74th and 8680th 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	$22.6	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$8839

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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