Meru vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$185
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
70
😀 Quality of life
28
78
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8425th and 3485th ($543 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8855th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Riyadh

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Meru Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$10912

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459