Meru vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$181
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$795
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
27
63
🏙️ Population
42.7K
573K

The cost of living in Meru is 23% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8317th and 6866th ($541 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and Morocco, respectively. Check Kenya vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 8421st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Rabat

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Meru Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.75
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$5394

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$490
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$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
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$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
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$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
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$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$536
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$619
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$558
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$652
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$850
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$486
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$435
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$533
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$502
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$448
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$679
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$517
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1196
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1141
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$889
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1041
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1359
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$687
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1358
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$489
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1395
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2040
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$893
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1347
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1291
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1263
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1353
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1415
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1373
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1081
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1165
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1124
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1415
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$1950
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$1430