Meru vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
32
17
🏙️ Population
42.7K
908K

The cost of living in Meru is 69% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8291st and 2835th ($549 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0 months in Owerri. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 8680th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Owerri

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Meru Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$1311

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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
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$598
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$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652