Meru vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$179
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
32
77
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.33M

The cost of living in Meru is 49% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8447th and 5151st ($542 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 152nd in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 8725th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Saitama

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Meru Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$15321

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$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
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102