Meru vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$185
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
27
63
😀 Quality of life
28
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.27M

The cost of living in Meru is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8425th and 5331st ($543 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Kenya and South Africa, respectively. Check Kenya vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8855th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Soweto

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Meru Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$5012

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965