Meru vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$799
🏠 One person rent
$177
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
30
67
😀 Quality of life
29
35
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 47% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8601st and 9155th ($486 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Kenya and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8527th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$1496

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$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
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$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282