Meru vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
28
94
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8425th and 964th ($543 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and France, respectively. Check Kenya vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8855th and 34th 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
$5.46
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$19577

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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506