Meru vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$177
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
30
87
😀 Quality of life
29
89
🏙️ Population
42.7K
518K

The cost of living in Meru is 72% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8601st and 2627th ($486 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 177th 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 1.5 months in Sheffield. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8527th and 159th 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
$4.16
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$9409

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751