Meru vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
28
100
🏙️ Population
42.7K
5.45M

The cost of living in Meru is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8425th and 370th ($543 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Kenya and Australia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8855th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sydney

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Meru Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$25164

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138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863