Meru vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1321
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1431
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$84.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
27
11
🏙️ Population
42.7K
908K

The cost of living in Meru is 66% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8317th and 3008th ($541 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 Owerri. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 8421st and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$13
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$1390

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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$883
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$621
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$805
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$972
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$679
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$462
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$881
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$384
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$558
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$651
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$741
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$634
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$764
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$601
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$655
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1265
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$553
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$779
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$695
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$555
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1502
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$776
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1113
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$677
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$535
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1030
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$743
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$670
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1121
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$709
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$747
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$820
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$371
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$900
577 km or 358 mi Save
$613
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$900
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$590
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$759
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$526