Meru vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
32
97
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.15M

The cost of living in Meru is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8291st and 843rd ($549 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and France, respectively. Check Kenya vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8680th and 18th 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
$5.83
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$15084

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488