Meru vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$175
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
32
72
🏙️ Population
42.7K
418K

The cost of living in Meru is 58% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8291st and 4511th ($549 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and Albania, respectively. Check Kenya vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8680th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$5765

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$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
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
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$1610
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$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973