Meru vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$177
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
30
5
😀 Quality of life
25
50
🏙️ Population
42.7K
115K

The cost of living in Meru is 38% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8393rd and 9013th ($535 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8584th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$691

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$745
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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
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$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
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$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284