Meru vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$789
🏠 One person rent
$177
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
41
😀 Quality of life
29
17
🏙️ Population
42.7K
908K

The cost of living in Meru is 4% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8601st and 8460th ($486 vs $507) 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8527th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$698

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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
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$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
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$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265