Meru vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
28
96
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.14M

The cost of living in Meru is 79% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8425th and 791st ($543 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Kenya and Australia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8855th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Perth

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Meru Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$17749

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
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$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
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$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
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$1831
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2239
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1986
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2018
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$493
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$387
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$780
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$566
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$416
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$358
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$386
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$450
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$428
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$437
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2543
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$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$499
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$500
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$436
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$402
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1913