Meru vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$177
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
25
79
🏙️ Population
42.7K
605K

The cost of living in Meru is 54% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8393rd and 4672nd ($535 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and Latvia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8584th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$13962

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$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
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$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
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363