Meru vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$177
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
36
😀 Quality of life
25
12
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.48M

The cost of living in Meru is 48% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5406th ($535 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8584th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$1688

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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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655