Meru vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$185
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
59
😀 Quality of life
28
80
🏙️ Population
42.7K
595K

The cost of living in Meru is 57% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8425th and 4631st ($543 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Latvia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8855th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Riga

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Meru Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$18197

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$448
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$807
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$532
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$513
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391