Meru vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$177
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
30
55
😀 Quality of life
29
53
🏙️ Population
42.7K
39K

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8601st and 5228th ($486 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.8 months in Ramallah. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8527th and 6114th 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
$4.16
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$3737

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$424
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$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499