Meru vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$765
🏠 One person rent
$177
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
36
😀 Quality of life
29
17
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.48M

The cost of living in Meru is 37% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8601st and 9080th ($486 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8527th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$704

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
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$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617