Meru vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$177
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
30
5
😀 Quality of life
29
36
🏙️ Population
42.7K
79.2K

The cost of living in Meru is 8% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8601st and 8761st ($486 vs $452) 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 8527th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$701

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288