Meru vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
29
94
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.15M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8601st and 1216th ($486 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 8527th and 33rd 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
$4.16
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$16502

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381