Meru vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1498
$2614
🏠 One person rent
$178
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$410
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$737
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
44
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
42.7K
418K

The cost of living in Meru is 51% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8385th and 5043rd ($536 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Albania, respectively. Check Kenya vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8583rd and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.89
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1010
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.4
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.55%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$2943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1330
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.93
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8327
$5163

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354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$547
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$580
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$545
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$512
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$704
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$561
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$596
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$467
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$583
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$676
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$733
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$566
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$712
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$641
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$815
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$781
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$589
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$521
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$621
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$721
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$718
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$595
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$934
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$788
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$644
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$904
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1056
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$793
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$643
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$686
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1034
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1183
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$893
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1054
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$544
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1149
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$786
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$551
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1047
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1238
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1237
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1073
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$590
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1075
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$597
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$662
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1163
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$520
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1279
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$569
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$1254
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$693
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1053