Meru vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$6994
🏠 One person rent
$181
$2104
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$3885
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4040
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
89
😀 Quality of life
27
97
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.87M

The cost of living in Meru is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8317th and 129th ($541 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Singapore, respectively. Check Kenya vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8421st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Singapore City

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Meru Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$27780

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$500
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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2788
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$759
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$539
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$679
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$703
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$682
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$669
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$604
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$543
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$542
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$529
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$532
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$585
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$714
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$645
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$458
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$670
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$565
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$631
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$883
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$628
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$395
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$695
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$417
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$485
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$430
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$500
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$619
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$458
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$620
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$605