Meru vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$177
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
44
😀 Quality of life
29
67
🏙️ Population
42.7K
418K

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8601st and 5302nd ($486 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8527th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$4444

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$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
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$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
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$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
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$539

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
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$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009