Meru vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$175
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
56
😀 Quality of life
32
44
🏙️ Population
42.7K
43.9K

The cost of living in Meru is 49% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8291st and 5084th ($549 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 8680th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$4130

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$533
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$623
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$612
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$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
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$596
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
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$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2447
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$987
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1732
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1998
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2347
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2142
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$915
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$807
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$837
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2303
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$2440
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
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$1937
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2153
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2064
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2937
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2040
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2290
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2108
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$2027
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1021
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$2032
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$548
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$1993
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2247
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1850