Meru vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$179
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
48
😀 Quality of life
32
72
🏙️ Population
42.7K
389K

The cost of living in Meru is 57% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8447th and 4667th ($542 vs $1256) 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 8725th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tirana

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Meru Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$6657

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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
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$617
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$1744
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$1075
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$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013