Meru vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
32
89
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 69% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8291st and 2821st ($549 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Kenya and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8680th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Prague

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Meru Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$15329

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284