Meru vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$185
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
89
😀 Quality of life
28
97
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.87M

The cost of living in Meru is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8425th and 165th ($543 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Singapore, respectively. Check Kenya vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8855th and 8th 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
$5.46
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$27027

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$549
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$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
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$2823
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$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
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$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
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$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
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$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
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$422
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$438
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$720
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$428
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$762
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$637