Male vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$818
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
29
😀 Quality of life
66
32
🏙️ Population
133K
42.7K

The cost of living in Male is 141% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4439th and 8291st ($1320 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Kenya, respectively. Check Maldives vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5057th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Meru

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Male Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$8839

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$279
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$253
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$270
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$300
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$382
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$351
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$296
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$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
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$533
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$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
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$596
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
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$617
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$833
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$802
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$567
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$527
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$597
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$758
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$687
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$715
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$499
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$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524