Meru vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$175
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
5
😀 Quality of life
32
42
🏙️ Population
42.7K
115K

The cost of living in Meru is 31% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8291st and 8940th ($549 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Kenya and Bhutan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8680th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$653

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$503
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$528
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$543
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$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
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$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
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$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289