Meru vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
27
86
😀 Quality of life
28
90
🏙️ Population
42.7K
518K

The cost of living in Meru is 72% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8425th and 2172nd ($543 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 131st 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8855th and 175th 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
$5.46
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$24916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870