Meru vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$177
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
29
100
🏙️ Population
42.7K
14M

The cost of living in Meru is 69% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8601st and 3238th ($486 vs $1556) 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8527th and 1st 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
$4.16
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$15051

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$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
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
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$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
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$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
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$1052
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$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063