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

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Meru San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$185
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
87
😀 Quality of life
28
91
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.01M

The cost of living in Meru is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8425th and 8th ($543 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8855th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$23151

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273