Meru vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$175
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$5254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
86
😀 Quality of life
32
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.39M

The cost of living in Meru is 84% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8291st and 43rd ($549 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Kenya and the United States, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8680th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$28967

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$460
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$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
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$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
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$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
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$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
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$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
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$2782