Meru vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
29
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
592K

The cost of living in Meru is 76% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8601st and 1756th ($486 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 8527th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$12166

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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
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$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413