Male vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$810
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
27
😀 Quality of life
64
28
🏙️ Population
133K
42.7K

The cost of living in Male is 143% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4490th and 8425th ($1321 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and Kenya, respectively. Check Maldives vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5278th and 8855th 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
$6.01
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$10408

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
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$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
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$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$533
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$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
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$746
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$541
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$513
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
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$795
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$583