Meru vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
32
94
🏙️ Population
42.7K
664K

The cost of living in Meru is 79% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8291st and 689th ($549 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Kenya and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8680th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$13809

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$543
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$511
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$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
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$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
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$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
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$1671