Male vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1292
$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3003
$1498
🏠 One person rent
$807
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1619
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1019
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
30
😀 Quality of life
60
25
🏙️ Population
133K
42.7K

The cost of living in Male is 141% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4343rd and 8385th ($1292 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 5143rd and 8583rd 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
$5.56
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.9
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
14.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1946
$1330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.37
$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3240
$8327

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$289
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$250
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$279
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$316
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$394
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$367
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$306
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$549
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$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$297
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$483
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$438
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$427
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$341
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$436
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$303
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$562
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$323
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$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$326
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$432
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$535
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$347
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$353

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$569
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$743
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$494
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$460
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$516
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
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$547
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$580
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$545
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$583
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$502
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$512
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$560
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$643
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$704
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$561
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$596
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$467
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$583
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$676
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$733
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$566
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$712
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$641
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$722
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$815
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$576
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$781
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$589
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$572
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$521
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$621
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$721
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$509
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$718
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$595
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$509
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$768
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$544