Meru vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$185
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
28
96
🏙️ Population
42.7K
14.3M

The cost of living in Meru is 68% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8425th and 3273rd ($543 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8855th and 9th 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
$5.46
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$17493

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$448
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
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$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
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$1047
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$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006