Meru vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$177
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
30
62
😀 Quality of life
29
44
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.27M

The cost of living in Meru is 44% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8601st and 6110th ($486 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Kenya and South Africa, respectively. Check Kenya vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8527th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$2867

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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952