Meru vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$185
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$87.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
27
23
😀 Quality of life
28
25
🏙️ Population
42.7K
234K

The cost of living in Meru is 29% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 8425th and 6922nd ($543 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Benin, respectively. Check Kenya vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8855th and 8939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Porto-Novo

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Meru Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$228
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$5724

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$549
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$524
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$830
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$946
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$596
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$995
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$759
173 km or 108 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$658
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$657
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$639
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$665
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$500
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$670
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$727
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$575
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$656
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$488
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$583
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$697
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$518
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$762
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$656
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$927
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$627
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$531
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$786
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$661
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$795
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$606
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$714
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$693
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1364
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$666
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$559
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$564
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$591
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$773
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$692
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$1375