Meru vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$177
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
25
99
🏙️ Population
42.7K
14.3M

The cost of living in Meru is 67% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8393rd and 3085th ($535 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8584th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Tokyo

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Meru Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$15495

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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
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$518
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$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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$1121
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$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
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$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
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$1057
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$1109
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$1116
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$1092
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$1075
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$1060
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$1033