Male vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$835
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
30
😀 Quality of life
63
29
🏙️ Population
133K
42.7K

The cost of living in Male is 164% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4218th and 8601st ($1284 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Maldives and Kenya, respectively. Check Maldives vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4858th and 8527th 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
$5.5
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$6789

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$347
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$295
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$279
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$255
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$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
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$553
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$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
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$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
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$677
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$449
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$819
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$575
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$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539