Meru vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$177
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
82
😀 Quality of life
25
64
🏙️ Population
42.7K
15.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6838th ($535 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8584th and 4476th 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
$3.91
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$2724

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$571
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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283