Meru vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$177
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
71
😀 Quality of life
25
77
🏙️ Population
42.7K
7.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 66% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8393rd and 3292nd ($535 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8584th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$10359

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
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$460
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489