Meru vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
92
😀 Quality of life
25
86
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.38M

The cost of living in Meru is 67% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8393rd and 3084th ($535 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8584th and 292nd 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
$3.91
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$12545

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141