Meru vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$177
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
30
24
😀 Quality of life
25
15
🏙️ Population
42.7K
264K

The cost of living in Meru is 25% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6864th ($535 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and Benin, respectively. Check Kenya vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8584th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$6171

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$745
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
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$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
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$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$755
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$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
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$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
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$787
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$1262