Meru vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$177
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
26
😀 Quality of life
25
13
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.12M

The cost of living in Meru is 26% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6821st ($535 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Somalia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8584th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$890

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$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799