Meru vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
25
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.15M

The cost of living in Meru is 77% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8393rd and 998th ($535 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and France, respectively. Check Kenya vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8584th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Paris

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Meru Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$18941

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395