Meru vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$175
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
89
😀 Quality of life
32
98
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.87M

The cost of living in Meru is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8291st and 109th ($549 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Singapore, respectively. Check Kenya vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8680th and 7th 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
$5.83
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$29519

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$460
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$811
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$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
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$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653