Meru vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
30
87
😀 Quality of life
25
91
🏙️ Population
42.7K
518K

The cost of living in Meru is 70% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8393rd and 2462nd ($535 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 167th 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8584th and 127th 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
$3.91
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$9922

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855