Meru vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
32
95
🏙️ Population
42.7K
664K

The cost of living in Meru is 79% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8447th and 676th ($542 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Kenya and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8725th and 24th 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
$5.42
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$13439

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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
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$1734
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$2231
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$1523
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$1727