Meru vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$185
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
69
😀 Quality of life
28
51
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 22% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8425th and 8874th ($543 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Kenya and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8855th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Rawalpindi

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Meru Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$806

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252