Meru vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$177
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
82
😀 Quality of life
29
65
🏙️ Population
42.7K
15.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 31% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8601st and 6763rd ($486 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8527th and 4571st 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
$4.16
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$2517

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325