Madrid vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
98
27
😀 Quality of life
90
32
🏙️ Population
3.51M
42.7K

The cost of living in Madrid is 285% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1805th and 8447th ($2089 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 190th and 8725th 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
$16.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

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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