Meru vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$179
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
83
😀 Quality of life
32
67
🏙️ Population
42.7K
15.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 26% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8447th and 7076th ($542 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and India, respectively. Check Kenya vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 8725th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Mumbai

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Meru Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$4412

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$419
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$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301