Meru vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$175
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
87
😀 Quality of life
32
93
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8291st and 6th ($549 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 8680th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$22302

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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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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254