Meru vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$904
🏠 One person rent
$177
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
30
67
😀 Quality of life
25
31
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.1M

The cost of living in Meru is 42% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8393rd and 9038th ($535 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 8584th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$1015

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
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$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286