Meru vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$185
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
48
😀 Quality of life
28
72
🏙️ Population
42.7K
389K

The cost of living in Meru is 57% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8425th and 4610th ($543 vs $1264) 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 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8855th and 2811th 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
$5.46
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$7688

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354 km or 220 mi Mumias
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378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
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$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030