Meru vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$177
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
30
55
😀 Quality of life
25
51
🏙️ Population
42.7K
39K

The cost of living in Meru is 44% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5974th ($535 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and the Palestine, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8584th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$3782

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$483
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$548
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$581
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$543
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$583
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$502
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$511
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$560
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$601
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$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$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
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$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
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$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
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$1751
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$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
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$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
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$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
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$1775
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$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671