Meru vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
41
😀 Quality of life
28
24
🏙️ Population
42.7K
908K

The cost of living in Meru is 60% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8425th and 4388th ($543 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 Owerri. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 8855th and 8997th 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
$5.46
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$1701

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$448
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$807
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517