Meru vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
30
79
😀 Quality of life
25
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
709K

The cost of living in Meru is 77% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8393rd and 1029th ($535 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Norway, respectively. Check Kenya vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 8584th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Oslo

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Meru Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$10.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$7583

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$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
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161