Meru vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$998
🏠 One person rent
$185
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
27
5
😀 Quality of life
28
43
🏙️ Population
42.7K
115K

The cost of living in Meru is 32% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8425th and 8941st ($543 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Kenya and Bhutan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8855th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$600

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$532
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$513
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$549
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$524
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274