Meru vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
32
96
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.11M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8447th and 916th ($542 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8725th and 14th 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
$5.42
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$17184

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$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544