Meru vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
32
96
🏙️ Population
42.7K
548K

The cost of living in Meru is 80% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8447th and 570th ($542 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Kenya and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 8725th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$34.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$13755

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$523
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
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$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734