Meru vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$177
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
25
97
🏙️ Population
42.7K
8.8M

The cost of living in Meru is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5th ($535 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Kenya and the United States, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8584th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$20585

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108