Meru vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$185
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
37
😀 Quality of life
28
26
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.48M

The cost of living in Meru is 32% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8425th and 6787th ($543 vs $795) 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 8855th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Onitsha

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Meru Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$1896

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657