Meru vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$181
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
27
77
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.33M

The cost of living in Meru is 55% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8317th and 4495th ($541 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 8421st and 748th 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
$5.38
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$14676

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$561
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$602
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$638
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$605
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$498
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$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
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$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
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$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125