Meru vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$4487
🏠 One person rent
$177
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$3539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
25
96
🏙️ Population
42.7K
985K

The cost of living in Meru is 73% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8393rd and 1883rd ($535 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and Sweden, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8584th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Stockholm

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Meru Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$24.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$7335

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1638
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1637
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1602
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1604
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1460
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1274
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1338
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1164
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1285
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1463
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1275
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1347
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1209
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1363
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1510
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1593
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1259
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1544
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1415
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1591
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1546
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1417
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1443
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1331
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1151
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1407
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$923
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1571
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1525
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1267
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1468
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1325
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1328