Meru vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$185
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
27
😀 Quality of life
28
22
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.12M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8425th and 7156th ($543 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Somalia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8855th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Mogadishu

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Meru Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$629

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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800