Madrid vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
27
😀 Quality of life
91
28
🏙️ Population
3.51M
42.7K

The cost of living in Madrid is 288% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1723rd and 8425th ($2109 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 160th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Meru

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Madrid Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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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