Meru vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$185
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
71
😀 Quality of life
28
79
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.21M

The cost of living in Meru is 61% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8425th and 4339th ($543 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8855th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sofia

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Meru Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$12236

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$540
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$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
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$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$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
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$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
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$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
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$583

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$731
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$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800