Melbourne vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	100	27
🏙️ Population	5.03M	42.7K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 306% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1365th and 8317th ($2194 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1st and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Meru

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	Melbourne	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$8023

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518