Meru vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
28
89
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 71% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8425th and 2377th ($543 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8855th and 244th 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
$5.46
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$19039

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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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340