Meru vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$185
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
27
8
😀 Quality of life
28
55
🏙️ Population
42.7K
77.6K

The cost of living in Meru is 46% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8425th and 5497th ($543 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Thailand, respectively. Check Kenya vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 8855th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Phuket

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Meru Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$13979

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$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
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992