Meru vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$3306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
29
87
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
42.7K
518K

The cost of living in Meru is 71% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8291st and 2353rd ($549 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 149th in Kenya and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Kenya vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8680th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sheffield

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Meru Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$24382

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851