Meru vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
28
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
664K

The cost of living in Meru is 80% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8425th and 649th ($543 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8855th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Rotterdam

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Meru Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$13092

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799