Meru vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
32
89
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.4M

The cost of living in Meru is 72% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8447th and 2387th ($542 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8725th and 285th 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
$5.42
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$17389

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$523
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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$544

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
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$1478
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$1531
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$980
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$1305
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$1494
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$1346
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$1476
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$1468
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$1383