Meru vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2723
🏠 One person rent
$185
$728
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
27
1
😀 Quality of life
28
19
🏙️ Population
42.7K
85.4K

The cost of living in Meru is 55% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8425th and 4765th ($543 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Comoros, respectively. Check Kenya vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8855th and 9125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Moroni

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Meru Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$4.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$14398

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$448
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$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
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$1196
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1511
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1167
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$933
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$586
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$546
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$417
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$533
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$494
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$604
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$611
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$516
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$452
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$456
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$691
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$511
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$489
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$533
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$495
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$563
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$522
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$495
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$559
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$587
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$463
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$540
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$792
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$618
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$952
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$493
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$415
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1132
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$875
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$807
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$448
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$754
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$543
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$755