Meru vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$185
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
27
57
😀 Quality of life
28
28
🏙️ Population
42.7K
43.9K

The cost of living in Meru is 55% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8425th and 4742nd ($543 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Palestine, respectively. Check Kenya vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 8855th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Ramallah

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Meru Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$4139

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845